Same ( Burntisland) Rothesay and Butlins tae
Can still mind the gong for breakfast real orange juice toast and marmalade
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The number of people that park in the parent and child bays at shops with no sign of kids or pregnancy
Mostly laziness and wanting wider parking space, imo
As a new Dad (30 odd years back) I once had a go at a couple who had parked in the P/C space because they had two boys in the car (aged about 8 & 10). "We've got children" - "yes but I've got an infant, buggy and your children can walk. I need the space to bring a F***** buggy in." I hope they learned the lesson.... I've calmed down a bit since.
I genuinely hate those people. When I don't have my kids I wouldn't even dream of doing it. Even when I have my daughter with me, who is 7, I don't bother if spaces are few because it's of far more use to someone with a toddler or baby and I'd rather leave a space free if it's down to the last couple.
I always thought it was one of those things people did that they were a bit ashamed about and they would try to be furtive but they are so brazen. They just don't care. It's a huge range of demographics I have seen doing it as well so it's not just a case of 'young folk' or 'middle aged men' or whatever.
I'm one of those people who have parked in those spaces, but only because all the blue badge spaces are full of cars without badges and I need to be able to open my door wide.
This is defo a pet peeve of mine…somehow defining a ‘type’ of driver because of the brand of car they drove!
And when doing so use brands that are in the top 5 of the most sold brand of car in the U.K. and thus somehow categorising millions of people as likely to do the same thing even when the only thing that connects them is the brand of car. Weird.
I would argue that while it is obviously ridiculous to say all Audi/BMW etc. drivers are a certain type, it is fair to say that within those who choose such cars there is definitely a type who are attracted to the brands.
A bit like not everyone who owns a Staffie (great wee dogs btw) is a total bonehead but a certain type is more inclined to make them their breed of choice.
Can you do a quick list of UK brand sales among 'German' makes? I would like to know if it's statistically normal for the sorts of abuse described here to so frequently involve (in my perception) BMW and Audi cars, and to so infrequently involve (in my perception) VW cars.
Drivers who think flicking an indicator on as the firm the wheel to change lanes gives them right of way to the drivers already in the other lane, especially those who then get pissy because you don’t brake hard to just let them into your lane.
And, drivers who insist on sitting in the outside lane going slower than the inside lane on a dual carriageway, and are apparently unaware of the many vehicles undertaking them, due to leaving several hundred yards of open space in front of them to the next car up the road.
Ok I've no analysis skills at all, never mind costly and excellent ones, but it seems on the internet that VW have sold more than Audi who've sold more than BMW in the last few years in the UK. In my perception that split is definitely not reflected in what you see going on in child spaces (etc). IF there are actually more VWs on the road than Audi or BMW then isn't it at least a bit likely that there's something going on with the drivers of the different brands with regard to rules of the road?
https://heycar.com/uk/news/car-sales-statistics
The idiots racing on St John’s Road the last couple of nights in there high performance cars, came back from airport about 12 last night and it was ridiculous, a bit cardboard over the speed camera, and the noise, deary me.