Bunkermagnet
Journeyman Pro
It may not have been an issue right then, but its a habit I see all the time. EV drivers using the charging spaces just as a parking space.
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PJ87
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How do you know they don't need them? Do you quiz them?
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
We had someone put in a request for charging points in the golf club car park
It’s already a small area that gets full on a Saturday so need to use the overflow ( near greenkeepers compound ) -
We asked how long the car would be parked there - answer - whilst they are playing , so the space would be filled for over 5 hours
We did suggest we could look to install 3 chargers in the overflow - they preferred ones outside the clubhouse and questioned why they should be shoved to the overflow
It’s no surprise it was turned down
Bunkermagnet
Journeyman Pro
Perhaps its because theres no lead attached and they walk off.....Or have they sorted wireless charging for cars now?
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Then they should be fined. That's completely different. If there isn't a lead attached and a charging session in play they should be given a ticket.
Fade and Die
Medal Winner
If we are stationary for more than 10minutes I will have the hump.
This is purely a comfort break for the small of bladder. I don’t need petrol as my X-trail hybrid easily does 480 miles to the tank.
I keep passing the sign for that but have never stopped. Is it a cafe and furniture shop under one roof? Does it have any Dutch elements or is that just a random name for it?
I keep meaning to pop in. One day........
larmen
Head Pro
My Swedish meatball cafe sells furniture as well. They are opening a branch near my office soon ... for 2 years now.
Maybe furniture is not the money maker it used to be?
Bunkermagnet
Journeyman Pro
Thats exactly what it is. Its worth a stop
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
If that really happened then that person is a nob.We had someone put in a request for charging points in the golf club car park
It’s already a small area that gets full on a Saturday so need to use the overflow ( near greenkeepers compound ) -
We asked how long the car would be parked there - answer - whilst they are playing , so the space would be filled for over 5 hours
We did suggest we could look to install 3 chargers in the overflow - they preferred ones outside the clubhouse and questioned why they should be shoved to the overflow
It’s no surprise it was turned down
& over 5hrs??
Pace of play definitely needs looking at,at your place
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
He’s had four pints as well.If that really happened then that person is a nob.
& over 5hrs??
Pace of play definitely needs looking at,at your place
KenL
Tour Rookie
Entitled so and sos!
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Two EV charging points installed on the main road bottom of our road. They take up three - possibly four main road parking spaces. Bleedin' pain as main road residents now park on our road at times making it hard to park anywhere near our house. And though the spaces are reserved for EV charging until 6pm - and from 6pm to 8am anyone can park there...the main road resident parked on our road don't bother moving their cars. There have been a couple of angry altercations about parking on our road recently - and things are bubbling up to boiling point. Most folks are pragmatic about this - but some on main road couldn't give one, and some on ours are getting very worked up.
ETA...Of course things aren't helped with the fact that there is a good amount of money moving into our cul-sde-sac and many seem to have an obsession with owning big, if not huge, cars...cars that are simply far too big for our Edwardian-era town road - but hey - let's not let a bit of consideration for others get in the way of some folks 'look-at-my-car I've got a fancy one' self-importance.
ETA...Of course things aren't helped with the fact that there is a good amount of money moving into our cul-sde-sac and many seem to have an obsession with owning big, if not huge, cars...cars that are simply far too big for our Edwardian-era town road - but hey - let's not let a bit of consideration for others get in the way of some folks 'look-at-my-car I've got a fancy one' self-importance.
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PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Taking the EV bit out of it people are selfish and entitled about parking especially near their houses. Nobody wants to walk longer they Deem fit to their house. Case and point my neighbour when he parks his van (that doesn't fit on his driveway) on there rather than round corner and a 2 mins walk away.
He is now talking about redoing his driveway as it's uneven from the weight of the van... Couldn't help but laugh
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
trouble is when you follow the one way system and the time it takes lunch time will be over
KenL
Tour Rookie
Nail on head. Modern cars are far too big. We manage fine with a Fiesta and a Citigo.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
We have a Golf and Polo
Ludicrous sized saloons/coupes/estates/SUVs in the road. And of course the obligatory Land and Range Rovers.
Bunkermagnet
Journeyman Pro
Or 2 people in 1 house having 2 cars....We have a Golf and Polo
Perhaps your 2 cars take up mroe space than their 1 car you complain are too large?
KenL
Tour Rookie
Got a big car that you don’t need?
Bunkermagnet
Journeyman Pro
Actually, theres 3 between me and my wife. My VW transporter van, her Mazda CX3 and my Mazda CX5.Got a big car that you don’t need?
My CX5 lives in the garage, her CX3 and my van park on the drive. None of them are parked on the road
That leaves a space on the drive for the youngest to park hers when she round.I did extand the drive hard standing into the garden so we dont need to park on the road.
