Re: Giving up on the minutiae of life and car parking spaces

Possibly but they have their own parking as well ...

Re: Giving up on the minutiae of life and car parking spaces

Its funny I get agitated over the small things, like when someone with a van parks in front of my house and blocks my view, (alright i only like to look out the window and be nosy) but why dont they block their own view. or someone overtaking me when i am already doing the speed limit (i always say outloud is 40 in your car quicker than 40 in my car) i have to laugh afterwards as i usually catch them up at the next traffic lights. Silly i know but hey ho

Re: Giving up on the minutiae of life and car parking spaces

BIB: that is what the whole problem is with these vans. I've been told that there are more complaints about parking of vans in residential areas than any other form of parking complaint - so why don't the authorities put a stop to it!

I can remember a time (cue feeling old ) when it simply wasn't the done thing for people to take the work vans home! They were left and work and rightly so - unless there is some off-road parking for them somewhere out of sight.

Re: Giving up on the minutiae of life and car parking spaces

Problem is people like my husband have no where to take their van and park it out of sight, his boss works out of a small premises and hasn't enough space for all the vans. If he could he would leave it at work as it's a worry here in case anyone breaks into it. Also self employed people often have no office as such they work from their homes.

I do sympathise with anyone not being able to see their view but presume this would be either for a short time or just over night. So not worth getting knickers in a twist over really.

Re: Giving up on the minutiae of life and car parking spaces

Apparently, people are complaining a lot about work vans Julie - maybe when it was just the odd van or so here and there, people didn't mind but there are so many of them now.

Re: Giving up on the minutiae of life and car parking spaces

Yes but where do people expect them to be parked, many employers don't have vast premises anymore, so taking the van home is the only option. Or would they rather all the van drivers just be out of work ? Seems a little selfish to me to get worked up over someone else having a job !

Re: Giving up on the minutiae of life and car parking spaces

Our local supermarket used to let people park vans and lorries there overnight but they stopped doing that a few years ago which seems daft given that the car park is empty all night.

Are people getting worked up over someone having a job or are they getting worked up over having that person's van parked in front of their house and leaving them with a view of nothing but the van?

Re: Giving up on the minutiae of life and car parking spaces

Well the two seem intertwined to me, van and job cannot be seperated. Really a view and when the person says it's because they are nosey not that they miss a fantastic landscape ?

Our local supermarkets stopped it because of people breaking into the vans. Insurance didn't pay out when vans were so far from the driver/owner etc.

Re: Giving up on the minutiae of life and car parking spaces

Ah, that's probably the reason - I hadn't thought of that.

Re: Giving up on the minutiae of life and car parking spaces

yes Shirley, I have met them and usually mutter "your car may be faster than mine, but mine's got indicators"