What are the chances???

[Spock66]

Supermarkets are fine as you can usually park well away from the people dashing in for a quick shop or just use a different supermarket.

My local Lexus dealership has terrible parking, last time I was there the lady on reception had to squeeze into a 6 inch gap to pull my car out of the supposed space, not a premium experience.

[GMB]

Parking and driving today is a nightmare where you need to be ultra aware of keeping away from other people because they may be nutters.  The parking safely thing reminds me of that funny old ad on TV where he parks his car safely away from other cars and it gets hit by a meteorite.   Sorry can't find a clip anywhere.

[RONNIE W HODGEKINSON]

19 hours ago, VFR said:

What could possible go wrong ………….

Walked up the pavement between the blue badge bays to where mine was parked (reversed in as normal)

Big VW van thing had nosed in next to me and on my nearside, so not to wrong as plenty of room in the bays so into my drivers seat to get ready to leave.

Noticed that the van had one of the lifting rear doors and it was in the up position but quite high so again plenty of clearance ? Quick Look left and right checking for cars / people etc and pulled out slowly to my left (all on dash cam)

Funny crunching noise and a guy sitting in the rear of the van telling me to stop, **** I thought that door that I had been keeping an eye on was well high ?

My wife is disabled he said and will not be long hence I left it out !

I am insured with LV who took his side by saying the it was there to be seen, yes on balance you are right but as I was parked alongside and turning left I could not see it & does he not have a duty of care not to leave this home made ramp like that damn near half way across the road ?

Sorry Sir but it was clear to see on your dash cam footage, yes but my camera is mounted high up on the nearside not in front of me.

This incident (as they term it) even though I have years of this & that , protected this & that cost me £340 as that dy I had renewed my policy and had they known that is how much more it would have cost  

Still pisses me of now over a month later.

 

Oh Dear Brian I See What you Mean..No Wonder Your Camera Didn't pick it Up.Good job The Lady wasn't on her way Down She would Have Arrived at the front Door !!!!!

[VFR]

5 hours ago, RONNIE W HODGEKINSON said:

Oh Dear Brian I See What you Mean..No Wonder Your Camera Didn't pick it Up.Good job The Lady wasn't on her way Down She would Have Arrived at the front Door !!!!!

Unfortunately my camera did pick it up hence LV said it was there to be avoided, yes I replied had I been driving “at it” from a direct direction then I would certainly been at fault.

I was though exiting for the left where the shadow of a person is “and” although my dash cam could see the ramp that silly ******* had left in the road (while his good lady in a wheelchair would only be a few minutes, he said) I could not from my position. 

In this case a mistake to submit this footage to LV (?) but what pisses me off is that this dismissal of my view was instant !

 

Been a customer with them since 1948 (yes as long as that) but will now look to deal elsewhere.