I know it's strictly not the Road, but Parking bays - anyone have stories to report? Just seen this:
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/driver-hi...utting-his-car-across-two-bays-135259249.html
This motorist abused online for parking across two bays said he deliberately left his car like that to protect it from other drivers.
Luke Varley, 24, was tagged in a Facebook group called “Parking like a t**t” after leaving his Astra GTR across two spaces at a Doncaster supermarket.
But rather than ignore the post, Varley hit back and said there was a good reason for the way he had parked – the ‘amount of clowns who can’t park or drive’ who had previously damaged his car and driven off without leaving a note.
And his controversial parking technique even has a name – Clarkson Parking after the former Top Gear presenter.
“I park like that every time if I am staying somewhere for any length of time,” said Luke, a shop assistant.
He added: “It was with my old Astra that I started parking like this as I used to park normally but after washing it I noticed that it had really bad scratches and dents on the side of it. I realised it was from being parked in carparks – but no one was leaving a note.
“It really annoyed me. I wasn’t having it any more, especially not with my new car when it was £16,000 as a scratch or dent can really damage the look of the car.”
His car was spotted by mum-of-three Jessica after shopper Jessica Winder, a 37-year-old cleaner, who was out shopping.
Jessica, also from Doncaster, said: “To be honest I have had my car scratched in car parks when parked in normal parking bays.
“But I wouldn’t say it’s a good idea. If everyone did that it would be chaos.