Parking space widths
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I'd be surprised if any are smaller than the above says swerve.
Measured and they were smaller.
Not hard to understand you cockwombles.
Measured and they were smaller.
Not hard to understand you cockwombles.
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Re: Parking space widths
Broccers wrote: Fri Feb 24, 2023 8:35 am I'd be surprised if any are smaller than the above says swerve.
Measured and they were exactly what swerve said.
Not hard to understand you cockwombles.
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Why ?Rich B wrote: Fri Feb 24, 2023 7:07 amIf this was me, id have typed out the first few words, then realised how dumb it would sound and deleted the post.V8Granite wrote: Fri Feb 24, 2023 6:58 am If someone parks on the line though it’s deemed bad parking, I know that none of the car body should overhand your bay so when ticketed do they measure to the line centre ? I was caught for this a long while but but was at least 30cm over so was my fault.
Dave!
The widest part of my Defender is the tyres as my mirrors are leant back, so if I park on the line that’s bad parking in my book but seemingly ok by the letter of the law.
Dave!
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No point arguing with fools. You guys are a weird bunch.
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We're not the sad fcuk standing in a car park with a tape measure and shouting at clouds




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Aww were you wrong Stevie that I wouldnt measure the space. Poor you.Sundayjumper wrote: Fri Feb 24, 2023 9:36 amWe're not the sad fcuk standing in a car park with a tape measure and shouting at clouds![]()
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Someone show me where parking spaces are measured from the middle of the white line - where is this written? Its just not true.
I am right that the space was smaller than 2.4m.
End of thread.
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It's not constrained by garage walls. If you measure ten spaces you will find that they take up 24m because you can't ignore the width of the white lines. The spaces are 2.4m wide, all along the row.
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I like the idea that planners, who are all about efficient use of space would leave hundreds of 2" gaps in a car park for the untouchable white lines 

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So triggered.Broccers wrote: Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:25 am Aww were you wrong Stevie that I wouldnt measure the space. Poor you.
Someone show me where parking spaces are measured from the middle of the white line - where is this written? Its just not true.
I am right that the space was smaller than 2.4m.
End of thread.
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I went on the internet, and I found this.
Do with it as you please.
Do with it as you please.
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Broccers wrote: Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:25 amAww were you wrong Stevie that I wouldnt measure the space. Poor you.Sundayjumper wrote: Fri Feb 24, 2023 9:36 amWe're not the sad fcuk standing in a car park with a tape measure and shouting at clouds![]()
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Someone show me where parking spaces are measured from the middle of the white line - where is this written? Its just not true.
I am right that the space was smaller than 2.4m.
End of thread.

I draw the fuckers for a living Broccers. Please take it from me that what you have measured is a 2.4m space, because you can use the 10cm wide column of space that exists above the line itself to open your door into. I'm not sure I'll ever understand that that could be a difficult concept to grasp.
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Here's another, in the UK. I can't believe they didn't go to the effort of marking out each side of each lineBeany wrote: Fri Feb 24, 2023 1:20 pm I went on the internet, and I found this.
Do with it as you please.

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Ah yeah, I didn’t know what size they actually were. Just guessed based on memory

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So you’re the reason for tiny car park spaces and all those parking dings! You absolute grade A nuclear weapons grade cvntSwervin_Mervin wrote: Fri Feb 24, 2023 2:48 pmBroccers wrote: Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:25 amAww were you wrong Stevie that I wouldnt measure the space. Poor you.Sundayjumper wrote: Fri Feb 24, 2023 9:36 am
We're not the sad fcuk standing in a car park with a tape measure and shouting at clouds![]()
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Someone show me where parking spaces are measured from the middle of the white line - where is this written? Its just not true.
I am right that the space was smaller than 2.4m.
End of thread.Classic.
I draw the fuckers for a living Broccers. Please take it from me that what you have measured is a 2.4m space, because you can use the 10cm wide column of space that exists above the line itself to open your door into. I'm not sure I'll ever understand that that could be a difficult concept to grasp.

How about not having a sig at all?
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It's quite simple to grasp. I measured a 2.3 metre space. Where's the proof about your guidelines?Swervin_Mervin wrote: Fri Feb 24, 2023 2:48 pmBroccers wrote: Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:25 amAww were you wrong Stevie that I wouldnt measure the space. Poor you.Sundayjumper wrote: Fri Feb 24, 2023 9:36 am
We're not the sad fcuk standing in a car park with a tape measure and shouting at clouds![]()
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Someone show me where parking spaces are measured from the middle of the white line - where is this written? Its just not true.
I am right that the space was smaller than 2.4m.
End of thread.Classic.
I draw the fuckers for a living Broccers. Please take it from me that what you have measured is a 2.4m space, because you can use the 10cm wide column of space that exists above the line itself to open your door into. I'm not sure I'll ever understand that that could be a difficult concept to grasp.
It's utterly made up bullshit.
But carry on, I won't be reading as you're clearly incapable of understanding you're wrong when shown actual measurements.
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How's that working out for you ?
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Grand thanks.