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Re: [Spridgets] An arrogance lacking in Spridget drivers

To: grday@btinternet.com, b-evans@earthlink.net,
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] An arrogance lacking in Spridget drivers
From: WeslakeMonza1330@aol.com
Date: Sun, 29 May 2011 07:01:00 -0400 (EDT)
In the UK when I have a rental car for the family holiday (only car in the  
household is my Sprite - we poor!) I take photographs of the cars parked 
either  side of me where possible. So, if I get door dinged and the colour 
matches, I've  some evidence.
 
Weslake-Monza 1330
 
In a message dated 29/05/2011 10:59:13 GMT Daylight Time,  
grday@btinternet.com writes:

There is  a little bit of a dichotomy in relation to this subject as people 
in the  UK, for some reason unknown want to park as close as possible to a 
car  similar to these and open their doors to bang on them.  I have parked 
on  
the empty, far side of a supermarket car park with a semi-decent car and  
when I returned have had cars parked that close I could barely walk  
through 
to reach to the door.  The rest of that side of the car park  remained 
empty. 
I simply cannot understand the thought process behind  this
.
If you park in a position to take up 2 spaces you tend to find  others will 
park within bays on either side and leave you in a position  where you do 
not 
get damage.

If my Sprite was as neat and tidy as  some of those on the list I would 
take 
up 2 places and reduce the risk of  minor car park damage.  I would suggest 
it is not always arrogance  but simply self protection.

However, taking up a disabled persons  parking space(s) is simply wrong but 
the use of a tyre iron to make the  driver in a physical condition to 
correctly use such a space may not be  the right thing to do to cure this. 
There was a local Police Officer who  would abuse such parking areas whilst 
going into a local store to get his  free lunch but he stopped when 
photographs appeared in the local  press.

Guy R Day
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