Sick to death by the lack of respect shown by other road users!

[vRS Carl]

I'm putting myself in the GTR driver's shoes. Nice expensive car. Park it in a space with a gap on either side. Someone comes and parks next to it. I'd be a bit peed off.

Why not park in the second space to the left of the car?

Are you on about to the left of the GTR? if so that isn't a space it's the bit where the Pay & Display machine is.

[Ifti]

I must say I was always worried about leaving my Ed30 in any public carpark. Going out became a stress rather then fun!
Snce I changed to a standard Golf, I'm not as worried. I still want to keep it nice, and don't wash it too often in case I notice any more marks etc, but I'm not as obsessed as I was before!
Always said that once I get another nice car I'll still keep this current golf for the shopping trips, and the nicer car for when I just want a fun drive!

[golf nutter]

had a similar thing happen to my wife's audi a4 avant a few weeks ago.  parked in an almost empty car park to attend my daughter's new school evening...got back to the car and a presumably white car left a sizeable dent and white scuff, 30cm long down the side of her ca  :angry015:r...no note, nothing, about 150 other places they could have parked and a foul mouthed wife was the result!  absolutely livid someone one try and badly park next to someone with a multitude of empty spaces, smack into another person's car and then just drive off.  as the title says, lack of respect and common decency by others.

[Janner_Sy]

If your so worried about scratching it im surpised you drive it.  I just park my car in the centre of a parking bay as you should. If its really tight, ill find somewhere else.  Whats the worst that can happen!!! A slight chip maybe, oh well, its not hugely expensive to repair.  Your more likely to get stone chips following another car, maybe you all should kept a few hundred meters from the car in front just in case

[vRS Carl]

If your so worried about scratching it im surpised you drive it.  I just park my car in the centre of a parking bay as you should. If its really tight, ill find somewhere else.  Whats the worst that can happen!!! A slight chip maybe, oh well, its not hugely expensive to repair.  Your more likely to get stone chips following another car, maybe you all should kept a few hundred meters from the car in front just in case

 

[Makaveli]

If your so worried about scratching it im surpised you drive it.  I just park my car in the centre of a parking bay as you should. If its really tight, ill find somewhere else.  Whats the worst that can happen!!! A slight chip maybe, oh well, its not hugely expensive to repair.  Your more likely to get stone chips following another car, maybe you all should kept a few hundred meters from the car in front just in case

But you drive a Skoda dont you? 

[vRS Carl]

If your so worried about scratching it im surpised you drive it.  I just park my car in the centre of a parking bay as you should. If its really tight, ill find somewhere else.  Whats the worst that can happen!!! A slight chip maybe, oh well, its not hugely expensive to repair.  Your more likely to get stone chips following another car, maybe you all should kept a few hundred meters from the car in front just in case

But you drive a Skoda dont you? 

That must be why VW drivers are so precious then. They realise they have been stiffed paying an extra £6-10k for a badge 

[Hedge]

 

[mattyw]

I'm sure the gtr owner would prefer the octavia vrs  who's owner obviously looks after his car to park next to him than a beat up old people carrier with a load of kids getting out

[ub7rm]

If your so worried about scratching it im surpised you drive it.  I just park my car in the centre of a parking bay as you should. If its really tight, ill find somewhere else.  Whats the worst that can happen!!! A slight chip maybe, oh well, its not hugely expensive to repair.  Your more likely to get stone chips following another car, maybe you all should kept a few hundred meters from the car in front just in case

 

[RedRobin]

Your more likely to get stone chips following another car, maybe you all should kept a few hundred meters from the car in front just in case

.... That's right. Positioning is everything! But.... your car has to have enough power to make that overtake from further back - Ours do  It's another reason why higher performance cars are safer (as long as they are driven responsibly).

[Scousus maximus]

I think the main point here is "lack of respect". If everybody had respect for each other, down to the smallest matter, we wouldn't have all the anti-social behaviour we currently have because nobody would accept it.
 Keeping your good car wrapped in cotton wool is an option which many of us take but shouldn't have to, why should we foot the bill for some other @resholes actions?
I dis-agree with those that say "it's only a car, get on with it" because that is just accepting "lack of respect". It's like people parking over driveways, on narrow pavements, too close so you can't get out of your space or back into your car, the list goes on.
Until we get a grip of the next generations we'll never get out of it .As for the police doing anything about "minor offences" I think they do the best they can but are red-taped up to their ears and not helped by soppy magistrates who are out of touch with reality and 2011 in general.
Rant over, I'm off to Santorini tomorrow where you can leave your kit lying around, your doors open and nobody touches a thing, a bit like this country used to be between the wars,,,,,,
Regards,
John

[h4rdy]

Ok before I start its just discussing I'm not expressing any opinion either way.

Are you saying that life was more respectful between wars because the wars kinda sorted everybody out?

Because I think a couple of dinks due to lack of respect is better than thousands and thousands of people dying in a war.

I hear all the old boys at work saying we need a war with national call up to sort us out.

I just keep quiet as like I said in the first sentence, I don't have an opinion either way.

[Scousus maximus]

No, not at all. It's just a time when, according to my parents and their generation, things and people were much nicer and everything just "worked" as it should. I don't think NS did any harm but I'm neither for it nor against it, I prefer our Professional Army where people serve as a vocation rather than a job.That's why our troops are the Best of the Best at everything that gets put on them.
Regards,

John

[RedRobin]

^
I don't think that age or generation has much to do with a lack of respect or lack of consideration for others. It's more to do with education (parental, not academic), in other words, how you are brought up and the values you are taught. Also, what kind of character you are by nature.

Coincidentally, when I very politely made way for an old geezer (probably in his 90's) going into a shop this morning, he didn't even nod or acknowledge my good manners. That irritated me. How arrogant was he to think that a kind gesture shouldn't be acknowledged!

So many English folks are so reserved that they avoid eye contact and don't even know how to say thank you.

The way that people drive and park often reflects their character, or lack of it!