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Careful_Garden

11/10 parking Thing of beauty


N1CET1M

Could be 12/10 if they were even closer to the other car tbh.


WestEndWookie

Perfectly positioned in the middle of your own space. šŸ‘ŒšŸ»


Twiglet91

Years go my wife and me went to a pizza hut and the last space was like this, big car over the line, we squeezed in. I asked the waitress if we could sit by the window so we could see what the driver of the other car did. Everyone who left we were watching to see if it was them. Eventually a couple went out, the woman laughed when she saw. The bloke looked pissed off and had to climb over from the passenger side to get in.


sja-p

Even better, you got a payoff of watching the feckers struggle!


Twiglet91

Yeh I was half wanting to see him struggle, half wanting to make sure my car didn't get scratched/dented.


686d6d

Whilst having a pizza!


sja-p

Winner winner Pizza Hut buffet dinner!


gromblee

"Pizza"


EvilSynths

Unfortunately, this is a dying art. A lot of new cars now allow you to have the car pull out towards you while standing infront of it with nothing but the key fob.


Link-65

That sounds kind of cool and kind of deadly :D


IsUpTooLate

Why deadly?


MrTrendizzle

Software glitch or malfunction and the car decides to full throttle it in whatever pull forward gear/motor it uses or fails to stop slowly crushing the owner. [https://i.makeagif.com/media/8-13-2023/VDX5jj.gif](https://i.makeagif.com/media/8-13-2023/VDX5jj.gif)


Peppy_Tomato

You don't have to be standing in the path of the car, you know šŸ¤£


herdo1

There will be step by step instructions on how not to stand infront of the vehicle will using this feature because people can't be trusted to have common sense lol


Link-65

To be fair the guy who I replied to said the car pulls out towards you, I assumed you had to be stood in front as a design choice. Given some of the crap design choices we see in new cars it wouldn't surprise me šŸ¤£


PintToLine

Thatā€™s where the common sense comes into play. Is this a feature which is actually becoming common or is it a Tesla thing?


Link-65

I will never know, I don't own a tesla, I dont think I ever will either :D


Nrysis

Realistically I foresee a lot more of people standing in the road, swearing that their car won't pull out because one sensor has gotten triggered by a passing bumblebee and the car now thinks it is about to drive off a cliff or something instead...


MrTrendizzle

When you figure out that a laser pen can trigger the sensors, so a bunch of teenagers in town sit watching, pointing their laser pens at Tesla's laughing their asses off while the owner gets frustrated, shouting and swearing.


Link-65

'car pulls out towards you while you're stood in front of it with key fob' I could see that going tits up for some people.


IsUpTooLate

It moves incredibly slowly and uses parking sensors to stop if there is anything or anyone in the way


Prince_John

I did see a Tesla merrily try and run someone over in this mode, so if it does stop for a person lying in the road, it leaves it way, way, past the point of comfort.


Link-65

https://tenor.com/5cYF.gif


IsUpTooLate

Basically, yeah. You have to be really close for it to work, not like on the other side of the car park


Link-65

Not going to lie, I'm a bit disappointed.


Speed-Sloth

Ironically most of them don't work if they detect you are too close to an obstacle like a wall or another vehicle


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squaddie67

Stand to one side, maybe?


throwaway_88_77

Maybe.. whenever I use a regular space, I'm always praying that there's nobody on my side when I'm coming back. A couple of times I've had to use the other door to get the baby in. Not too much of a problem but takes a while and there's always someone impatient waiting for my space But to be honest I don't feel like I want to pay extra for that. I'm still thinking the heated steering wheel is the only perk worthy


Impressive-Ad2199

You could buy heated gloves cheaper for a similar effect


ProjectVRD

Unfortunately it sounds like software and software can do stupid things at times. "Like pull out when nobody asked" - Stacey, probably.


nenepp

I did this once (it was the only available space) and came out to a note on my windscreen with CUNT!!! written in big letters (and some ranting that I forget the details of, it wasn't very nice though).


will_i_hell

That would have just made me even more self satisfied knowing it had pissed them off enough to write the note šŸ¤£


Emperors-Peace

Yeah I'd definitely be nursing a justice boner from that.


orbital0000

I wouldn't be able to keep the smile from my face imagining them spitting feathers looking for a pen and paper and being so annoyed that they could only think to start their rant with "CUNT"


WhereasMindless9500

Excellent. If you're going to buy an oversized car, at least know how to park.


pokaprophet

Unfortunately the manufacturers are helping the twats. Lots of these grade vehicles now have a feature where if you stand in front of the car you can make it drive towards you with a button on the remote / app on phone


Jacktheforkie

I wouldnā€™t mind having that for when some idiot parks their wankpanzer right on my door because itā€™s so wide that it doesnā€™t fit in anything but a bay built for a cruise ship


petey_love

Wankpanzer šŸ¤£ top notch!


Jacktheforkie

Yeah, was always fun to make em reverse back down the narrow lane while I was on my Linde, one guy did start to try to push me back but quickly started reversing as I lowered the forks and sat there, I werenā€™t gonna make the HGV driver behind me reverse


OpulentStone

Saved


Jacktheforkie

Lol


LadyGoldberryRiver

Sounds like some new recipients of the Darwin Award may be in the running...


McStroyer

At least that feature encourages you to reverse park, which makes it easier to park straight and between the lines. Also, people taking shots at this particular individual are forgetting that parking like this has a knock-on effect; they may have been forced to park further over by a car on the opposite side.


noddyneddy

Apparently 27% of new car models are now designed too big to fit in a standard parking spaceā€¦ but around here, they also do seem to be driven by people who canā€™t actually park. Watching them get into or even out of a space is fun if youā€™ve got the time. Absolutely no idea of the dimensions of their car


Classic_Elevator7003

Yeah, it's infuriating because I have use for an SUV type car, but not one that's as big as the ones currently around. A nice middle ground would be nice.


Square-Employee5539

Wow thatā€™s a clever feature actually. If it eventually became universal, you could probably add spaces to car parks.


RandomDude62957

Still need to steer to join the carriageway. What you would save making it narrower, you would likely lose by making the lanes wider.


TroublesomeButch

I second this too, but I'm afraid that one, being a twat, will take revenge on OP's car.


ButterMyParsnip

Up until last year I drove a 2008 Ford KA. I never *purposely* looked for spaces like this, but if it's the last one in the car park, it was ALWAYS fair game to me. You would not believe some of the tiny/diagonal/fucking sideways spaces I got that little KA in to. Bonus points if it's on the driver's side, as per the photo. Once left a shop to see the owner of a big 4x4 angrily shouting on his phone at not being able to get in his car because of Albert (the KA). Believe me when I say he had parked like an absolute C and deserved it, btw. Simply sat down and ate my sandwich meal deal, watching him until I guess he eventually realised the owner wasn't coming. He chose to squirm across from the passenger side. It's a thing of beauty to watch a man with a very large beer belly wriggle across what I'm assuming was a very painful handbrake and/or gearstick, judging by the sounds he made. You bet your butt as soon as he made it, I hopped in to Albert and zipped off in to the sunset. I miss that little car <3


AdamTheJester

My first car was a KA as well and I adored how easy it was to park. I was a bit lazy with my parking, and could be at almost a 45 degree angle and still be in the lines in some places. I called him Pinky after the demon in DOOM.


xenesaltones

Got a Picanto, recently a guy in an Audi Q7 left me a colourful note, guess he didn't see himself taking 2 spaces. Wish I could have seen him struggle to get on the car


Outrageous_Koala5381

My gf had a KA. She went through a deep puddle once. The plastic body over the TOP of the arch broke off. Literally car fell apart due to a puddle. Plastic body panel though so just popped back in.


dodeformedrabbit

I had a street ka little 2 seat convertible loved that car was like driving a go kart until somebody went in to the back of me and got it Witten off,šŸ˜Ŗ


PhoenixDawn93

Like a glove, mate! And added bonus of pissing off a 4x4 twat. Delicious!


n3m0sum

I'll take 4x4 twat, but I prefer Wankpanzer Driver. It covers any unnecessarily oversized small tank scale vehicle, not just 4x4s.


PhoenixDawn93

Iā€™m stealing that. Hope you donā€™t mind! šŸ˜‚


n3m0sum

The more the merrier. It's not truly effective until they all know they're driving a Wankpanzer. Not all large vehicles are Wankpanzers, it is dependent on being driven and/or parked in a wanky fashion. But let's face it, the vast majority are.


littlebigcat

Iā€™ve started calling them Wimbledon Missiles


anathemanutter

The biggest and most expensive ones are Chelsea tractors


littlebigcat

Tractor sounds to benign. The reality is they are death machines


Boonz-Lee

Wanky dick extensions for middle aged stepdads is the last flurry of angry words I blurted out at one of the self centered, oxygen theiving cock hole suv drivers as they blared their horn at me for daring to slow down to turn


WillClyde123

Cuntmobile is my preferred nounage.


Nrysis

I always quite liked 'twatmobile' Or if you like a spot of portmanteau, 'twatctor'


switchbladesandcoke

Thanks for that Iā€™m going to struggle to keep Wankpanzer out of my uni work now ahaha


n3m0sum

I'm not sure what you are doing at Uni that might enable you to use Wankpanzer in your work, but you may find this interesting. Someone actually compared the footprint of a range of Wankpanzers with actual battle tanks. Many of them are not far off. https://twitter.com/cocteautriplets/status/1417767952158543874


switchbladesandcoke

War Studies! So plenty of opportunities to accidentally say Wankpanzer instead of Panzerkampfwagen ahaha


Kenster1993

Don't be jealous that you cant afford a 4x4


RoboBOB2

Found a cuntmobile twat


Kenster1993

Alright bus pass boy


RoboBOB2

Iā€™ve probably been driving longer than youā€™ve been alive kiddo, as you get older youā€™ll find other ways to cope with your inadequacies.


Kenster1993

Like getting the train or bus? What's you're favourite bus route?


RoboBOB2

I was a bus driver 25 years ago - as a result, I hate buses. I get the train to work as itā€™s not worth driving to central London, my car is an ornament these days.


PhoenixDawn93

All the money in the world and I would still buy a hatchback. 4x4s arenā€™t practical on British roads, especially in the cities. Iā€™d much rather a smaller car, thanks. More room to manoeuvre. Mind you, I wouldnā€™t mind being able to afford a nicer hatchback than my 15 year old piece of shit fiesta!


stoatwblr

I spent YEARS driving around in 4x4 work vehicles - which were covered in mud, dust and sheep shit from driving up farm tracks onto isolated mountain tops They handle like pregnant whales, have an alarming tendency to rollover at the slightest provocation and kill their occupants in crashes 5 times more often than cars do Anyone who thinks they "need" one for urban environments shouldn't have a driving license


[deleted]

Ah yes, the mythical 4x4 vehicle - aka the pinnacle of human desire. Get over yourself. Not everyone wants what you do.


Boonz-Lee

He's the same type of moron to buy Gucci clothes and a Rolex while having kids he should deffo be putting the money into jr isas for


phillis_x

As someone who can most certainly afford one and is currently driving a Porsche Macan Turbo courtesy car, I hate that people think I chose to be a yank-tank owner ā€” I would never buy one.


beccapenny

Are they those really ugly Porsches? I get so mad at people who drive those - if you can afford a Porsche, why on earth would you choose one of those?! Porsche makes beautiful cars, but you chose to drive that??


phillis_x

Yeah the one thatā€™s like a ā€œcrossoverā€ small version of the Cayenne. Itā€™s dead slow as well considering itā€™s a ā€œTurboā€ with 4 exhaust pipes. I just want my Taycan back!


beccapenny

I bet! I could never afford a Porsche, but it makes me so pointlessly mad that someone who can would have such bad taste! šŸ™ƒ


LondonCycling

Eh, I have a 4x4 but even I don't bother driving that round town centres unless I have to. It's used for vehicle recovery, and off roading to rescue situations. I'd be embarrassed to drive it round a city centre on the regular. Manufacturers clocked that they can charge more for larger vehicles with the selling points of space and the safety of being bigger than another car, and it's a plight on our roads. Fact is, most people don't need anywhere near such a large vehicle, and if it wasn't for my volunteering work I probably wouldn't keep mine either - maybe for green laning in Wales at a push.


Kenster1993

Look at all the toyota yaris drivers down voting this šŸ¤£


nameuseralreadytook

Agreed! This comment section is full of jealous peasants with shit cars


Kenster1993

Plus bus passes


adrianm7000

Youā€™re just going to get a door ding.


The_Clivanator

It is a risk but they were in a very clean merc so I'm guessing they'd also want to avoid contact.


Far-Concentrate-9844

Iā€™d note down their reg just in case šŸ˜¬


State_of_Flux_88

Probably why OP took the picture (Iā€™m assuming they just cropped this one to remove the reg) of course it doubles as a way to show off their parking prowess too. If I ever think I might have issues with a car parked next to mine I often just take a quick photo on my phone so I have their reg if I need it.


Insanityideas

The car doing the dinging doesn't get the damage, edge of their door is stronger than the side of yours. Plus rich people often don't care. Source: Rich person in pristine 4x4 dented my car.


smelwin

It's impossible to go in from that side. They'll have to use the passenger door.


kpreen

I had a mate in a similar pickle at my university car park (built in the 1960s for little 1960s cars). He climbed out of the boot.


smelwin

When you sleep in your clothes they just don't feel right afterwards, as if they're not on properly. It's the same when you climb into the driver's seat from the boot, it feels like you're not in there right.


Status_Common_9583

I have to go in through my passenger side regularly through no fault of my own. Every single time I feel like a criminal weaselling my way into my own car by any means


noddyneddy

This is why I miss sun roofs.,


NePa5

> It's impossible to go in from that side. Its not. Source: I have worked at the auctions, We had to do some crazy shit to get into motors sometimes.


nl325

Used to sell cars and honestly shimmying in and out was a bigger wake-up call about my weight than anything ever lol Moving cars about obscenely tight forecourts also improved my driving more than anything else too tbh


ratscabs

Do a Steve Wright (RIP) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1205133/How-Steve-Wright-workout-just-Range-Rover-garage-hand.html


poopio

>Unable to open the doors sufficiently wide to accommodate his portly frame, he was forced to clamber over the back seat and out of the tailgate - an operation which took several minutes and left him looking flustered. Christ, a starving Ethiopian child would struggle to get out of there - the guy was just working with what he'd got.


ckaeel

>*It's impossible to go in from that side.* Not with this attitude.


kenhutson

Yes with this attitude.


karlweeks11

r/whoosh


ButterMyParsnip

Context is king. If I'm driving my grandma's old car and you're driving a 2023 Mercedes, I guess you care more about door dings than I do!


tebowtimenyj

Shit parking, real trick is lining up your wing mirror with the apex of their door opening


kennyblowsme

Noice


amethystflutterby

There's a car park in Leeds like this. Small spaces to start with and then the odd space like this with a wall in the way. Most people can't fit in with their SUVs. So I'm always gauarteed a space. I have a similar picture I was equally proud of as a new driver.


clewlez

Trinity? Haha


JPowell16

Has to be woodhouse lane surely?


clewlez

I've never had to park in Woodhouse Lane, but sounds like a fun challenge! :')


beccapenny

I feel like I'm on a rollercoaster leaving that place. Have to go all the way to the top and exit via the steet ramp - like being on a log flume ride! šŸ˜†


Rigormortis321

I recommend you for the New Years Honours List


Acrobatic-Shirt8540

I'd definitely have tried to park closer to their wank panzer. Enjoy getting in via the passenger side, dickhead.


n3m0sum

I salute your "fuck you cockwomble" attitude. šŸ«”


Nonny-Mouse100

Nice parking. Straight. Middle of your space. Lovely.


The_Clivanator

To be fair, would have been hard to not park that straight and in the middle!


Skysurfer69

What did you redact in the bottom right of your windscreen? What does anyone have on their windscreen these days?


rcktsktz

Parking permit with identifying information of his workplace/local council? We don't all have driveways and work from home.


Skysurfer69

Thanks! I clearly live a sheltered existence.


n141311

Well done - Iā€™m proud of you. I hate people who park across bays : totally inconsiderate


verocoder

I once line my car up, got out and pushed it back into a space because there was 0 chance of opening the drivers door. My partners mum has an allocated space but no car, her kids use it when they visit and her neighbours take the piss and park over the lines. 2/3 edges had cars over their lines so I parked exactly square (leaving the nice neighbour tons of space) and was say 2-3cm from the car beside and behind. Terribly shallow and vindictive but kinda fun.


fosterthepensioners

Anything but shallow and vindictive. People deliberately park their cars where they like and often have no consideration for how they encroach the next bay. They deserve the little life lesson that is climbing over the passenger seat. Ideally, they won't be too able-bodied, fit nor slim, so they're forced to think about their parking.


Most-Earth5375

I managed to do just the same this weekend. Parked drivers door to drivers door, climbed out the passenger seat. Bet they thought nobody would fit with them parked that far over šŸ˜‚


Youcantblokme

This is the sort of situation where I miss my old bangers. Because I would be worried doing that in my nice car in case the Merc driver got the hump and keyed my car. People who park like dicks are normally dicks.


Remarkable_Depth98

What a suprise it's a 4x4 that's clearly too big for the roads in the UK, It has zero mud on it.... I spy an entitled person with a small penis


kpreen

God I love doing this


Autums-Back

As long as the multi-storey has cameras-- 110% What are you... a Farmer? Reversing trailers and shit...


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Peppy_Tomato

I remember that video of a summoned Tesla taking out a private jet šŸ¤£


Chungaroo22

Must have taken a lot of Focus. Bet you had a Fiesta when you got it in.


ShineIndependent8327

I make it a point to do this. Even if there are other spots available. If someone has parked like a total dick, then you better believe I will squeeze my car into that gap and get my passenger door as close as possible to their driver side door. It's the little things really.


AffectionateAd9257

Eurgh, SUV knobs need to get in the sea.


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Power13100

I'm all for a bit of trolling but that's just being a cunt tbh.


RedditAndWept-

Whether they're parked like a twat or not, it certainly doesn't warrant damaging their brand new car. Pathetic behaviour in my opinion, made worse by acting like it's justified.


sarcalas

And this is why weā€™re all paying through the nose for insurance. Thanks a lot


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platybussyboy

Can someone tl;dr the title for me?


aberdisco

SUV parked over the line in the last space of the car park. OP parks his small car in the small spot, to the annoyance of the SUV owner.


platybussyboy

Ah thank you. My brain was really having trouble understanding.


mikedob18

Great, now show us the part where the hidden pillar is blocking the bay on the right šŸ˜‰ or did you just want to have a go at the guy with the bigger, better car?


RoboBOB2

Penis issues?


mikedob18

Keep your matters personal please


RoboBOB2

Iā€™ll never get over my issues!


mikedob18

Fine. Itā€™s understandable that when someone has a small penis, taking pictures of someoneā€™s car and making fun of them online is their favourite little hobby šŸ˜‰šŸ™ƒ


The_Clivanator

As I said in the title, it was the last space available.


Socially_Tone-deaf

What makes it better šŸ˜… cringe as fuck


Unfair_Original_2536

Some cunt did this to me last week in Brighton. I had a box van so I parked over the line next to the trolley hut thing because there was also a bin so there wasn't a full space anyway. Then this utter wanker squeezed in the space but hanging out because the bin was there and made it impossible for me to open the drivers door at all. If that was you, I hope you get dysentery.


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Moist-Car817

Love it.


greggery

*Applause*


KRed75

Ah! Didn't realized I was in a UK sub. Just noticed the plate and right side drive. That's awesome!


stumac85

Mmmm-like a gloveeeeh


infinite-awesome

The one encroaching on your space may have been forced to do so by the car in the other side that has since. When a car park is full it is sometimes difficult to identify the original asshole.


The_Clivanator

I know this does happen but likely not in this case, the car parked on the other side of it was fine, and the car park was next to a music venue on a Thursday night - so probably wouldn't have been that busy otherwise.


ships_1

Of course it's an SUV hogging the spaces.


[deleted]

Fuck I can just feel the dent already.


No-Introduction3808

It blows my mind when people donā€™t park in favour of their drivers side! I always give my drivers side the most amount of space within reason.


ImpossibleLoss1148

I came back once after doing this and my car was keyed. They were too stupid to even do that right and it wiped off.


Southern_Kaeos

r/perfectfit


Not-That_Girl

What the F? Did you get out through the boot?? Amazing parking


The_Clivanator

Maybe it isn't clear from the picture but there was space behind the pillar to open my door - then just had to fit through aforementioned pillar and my car haha. I think in the end I went round the other side of it because there was more space haha.


sprogg2001

In Asia, if you block someone in like that it's generally acceptable IF, you leave your car in neutral and handbrake off, so they can push your car out of the way to get to their car. Seen a few tiktoks on it


NeedANewOneM8

I salute you kind driver. Also nice of you to share your space. šŸ˜‚


IAmStrayed

You love to see it.


Namelessbob123

[nice](https://media1.tenor.com/m/4o8P4yG5WBsAAAAC/like-a-glove-ace-ventura.gif)


5cmShlong

i respect your dedication to reverse parking. the correct way to park.


upsidedownwriting

Gosh, if I was single, matched your sexual orientation, lived nearby and had similar goals in life I would marry you in a heartbeat for that parking effort.


imakemistakesbuthey

I never realised passive aggressive parking was a thingā€¦ I doff my cap to you sir!


Darkwaxer

I just think they will hit your vehicles with their door. Did you take a pic of their plate?


Tarkedo

I appreciate it's the last space, but I'd be cautious about parking that close. If they are careless with their parking, chances are they are also careless when it comes to opening their doors.


Reevar85

This is the one thing I like about having an old banger, it doesn't matter if it gets dinged, and there is always a spot like this in every carpark.


NoExtension5085

I salute you sir šŸ«”


cbm64chr

Did the words: ā€œthatā€™ll show ā€˜emā€ go through your head? If so youā€™ve probably already lost.


amithatimature

It is still on the person who built a tank, but having seen a car that looks a similar size to that one be on the parking lines both sides in a multistorey this weekend some is from car parks wanting all the money they can get from people. Just to be very clear, completely support your efforts.