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Old 18 April 2008, 11:03 PM
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The Daily Mash - PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO F*CKING PARK ON BRINK OF EXTINCTION

Funny post, I take great pride in being able to do things like parallel parking and actually parking in the little white box in a car park... with a steering rack that turns less than my PS3 Game Wheel!
Old 18 April 2008, 11:07 PM
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Yes,good report

Not sure why the Mondeo would want to park over 2 spaces but i too am guilty of doing such things in quiet car parks i'm afraid.

Every time i seem to park in a council run car park and park in a space some **** seems to leave a calling card on my bodywork.

I can feel myself getting irate now so i shall stop
Old 18 April 2008, 11:17 PM
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haha I think everyone does it at some point, when I was a little younger I would park slanted (but still within the lines) which caused all kinds of havoc.

Once you get one person parking badly everyone follows suit like a domino effect!
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I drive a van and I think most people need to do this to improve their reversing ??? Using the side view mirrors improves peoples driving view! Its not often that I can't reverse into a tight spot in one reversre move I think its purely down to using all the mirrors on a vehicle not just the rear view
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Its the 4x4's **** me off

My parking isnt great but i always make sure theres enough room for people too get in and out either side of me.

Today i went too asda, only nipped in too use the cash point, came bk too find a X5 parked next too me. Cud barely see daylight through the gap between the 2 cars he/she left. I ended up having too climb over the passenger side. If i wasnt in a rush i would have waited for them too have a few words.

What really annoyed me was there was only about 5 cars in a car park with about 200 spaces.
Old 19 April 2008, 09:31 AM
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Dr Logan added: "A ****ing mountain gorilla could do this with its ****ing eyes shut, but for some reason the average British motorist seems to think every car park in the world was made just for them.
Old 19 April 2008, 09:40 AM
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I must admit I'm shockingly bad at parallel parking. I CAN do it, it just takes a while.

I'm very good at reversing into car parking spaces and like above get extremely irritated when someone parks about 2cm from my car.

Steve
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my take on this.

i can parallel park as ive probably done my driving test more recently than nearly anyone on here (2 years ago last month). dont use the same technique as tought, but my own way is for me, easier.

when it comes to parking at supermarkets, yep, sorry, but i park over 2 spaces. why? mixture of useless fcukwit drivers that clang your door, soccer "moms" in their stoopid 4x4s, and the fact all cars these days are getting bigger while spaces arent, thus reducing the space between cars when parked even safely.

when it comes to pay and display, ok i use one spot, but try park right against the wall on the passenger side to maximise space for the pube in the rust bucket that inevitably parks a ***** width away from you. how they can afford the £1.10 to park in the first place.... well.

incase anyone was thinking, for wall parking, i make the mrs/passengers get out first
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I'm ace at parallel parking! ...................especially for a girl!
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Originally Posted by oldsplice
I'm ace at parallel parking! ...................especially for a girl!
and your investigation artistry skills are pretty good too kim
Old 19 April 2008, 11:27 AM
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