done that many years ago,some car in a loading bay so i parked beside it [the road was a dead end]lo and behold the driver appeared and asked how long i would be,i replied as long as it takes and because you have made my job harder by carrying boxes further you can wait,not a happy woman, a policeman came along a few minutes earlier and we were chatting, when he pointed out she was in a loading /unloading bay she got really stroppy with him,the result was 10 seconds later he said EXCUSE ME MADAME DO YOU KNOW YOUR CAR TAX IS OUT,what a result,cheered me up for the rest of the day,the job was multi drop on fedex
albion1971:
Rhythm Thief:
If she was in the loading bay, and loading her vehicle, I don’t see how she was in the wrong. Doesn’t matter how big the vehicle or how small the load … I’d have waited for her to load her shopping, had a quick word if she didn’t get a move on and go once she was done, then blocked her in as a last resort. Just going for the last option first marks you out as a bit of a ■■■, to be honest.+1 exactly what any decent driver would do.
Saw an incident today in a busy town centre.Old lady trying to park her car.Mr impatient comes along in his truck,stops and starts revving the engine and glaring at her.
What is wrong with these ignorant clowns?
My drivers’ mate did ask, your supreme holiness. He undone the curtains first (a bit of a giveaway), asked her if she’d move but her phone call was more important than replying to him. So in that case “■■■■ the ignorant cow” rules come into play. We don’t have the time nor the inclination to handball half way down the street because some lazy cow wont park 50 yards away. Our customer said people abuse the loading bay all the time.
Muckaway:
albion1971:
Rhythm Thief:
If she was in the loading bay, and loading her vehicle, I don’t see how she was in the wrong. Doesn’t matter how big the vehicle or how small the load … I’d have waited for her to load her shopping, had a quick word if she didn’t get a move on and go once she was done, then blocked her in as a last resort. Just going for the last option first marks you out as a bit of a ■■■, to be honest.+1 exactly what any decent driver would do.
Saw an incident today in a busy town centre.Old lady trying to park her car.Mr impatient comes along in his truck,stops and starts revving the engine and glaring at her.
What is wrong with these ignorant clowns?My drivers’ mate did ask, your supreme holiness. He undone the curtains first (a bit of a giveaway), asked her if she’d move but her phone call was more important than replying to him. So in that case “[zb] the ignorant cow” rules come into play. We don’t have the time nor the inclination to handball half way down the street because some lazy cow wont park 50 yards away. Our customer said people abuse the loading bay all the time.
I did say I’d have blocked her in too, in those circumstances. In fact, I think you’re a bit of a lightweight … I once put the underrun bar of a rigid all down the side of a car parked right under a sign saying “NO PARKING: LOADING BAY”. I tried and tried to get in without damaging anything, but there just wasn’t room. I did leave a note on the windscreen in case anyone was watching, but it said “well, that’ll teach you not to park here again” or something similar. 
My guess is that it didn’t happen. Mr Muckaway seems to have a vivid imagination. Although his parking on the wrong side of the road in a layby on double whites was amusing.
Oh and his wife has cracking knockers.
Forgot he had a lovely poofy pelmet on display too.
happysack:
Forgot he had a lovely poofy pelmet on display too.
That got chucked faster than I chucked that job. 
Give TFL credit, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone abuse a loading bay in London. Tourist towns are the worst. Ching Chongs stopping to photograph a litter bin, Tom and Doris parking their Rover 45 6 feet from the kerb.
There’s a small chance she was using the bay correctly. But I’d bet my left nut she was one of the many millions too selfish and lazy to find a proper parking space so I say block the ■■■■■ in.
The worst place for selfish laziness is here in Birmingham. As you can see already, the bus stop is full of cars. When the bus stop is completely blocked you get fat lazy scum bags just stopping in the inside lane to let their fat wives out so they can go in the shops even though just 50 yards down the road is a wide open turning and a quiet road with safe places to drop someone off. But no, they’d rather stop in a fast flowing 3 lane road to save having to walk anywhere.
m_attt:
Wish there was a decent way of reporting them for this, constant problem round here. Plenty of places they can park most 3 or 4 car lengths away but no they must sit on the junction as its next to the shopsGridlocked a town the other day as I couldn’t make a bend in a one way system because of one parking on a junction to go in a cafe. Turns out they sat watching out the window for 15 mins while I was trying 100 shunts to get round.
I imagine you could call 101 and report the obstruction to the police. How far up the priority list that would end up is another matter though.
The double yellow ‘no loading’ strips should always be painted on the kerbs on narrow junctions in town centres etc., either that or red lines. These won’t stop the selfish ■■■■■■ in his Merc nipping into the shop, but probably would stop the Blue Badge holders who I think for the most part simply don’t realise the obstruction they are causing.
bridlington is bad for the loading bay parking,mainly the pensioners with their blue badges.The majority of the people who where born and bred here walk and drive round with a face like a smacked arse.
whoever decided it was a good idea to allow disabled badge holders to park in loading bays and double yellows want their bumps feeling.
Big boots with you on that 1 lol.off to brid 2nd drop tomorrow got to tip in the bus station is a pain in the ■■■ turning left into Marshall avenue with the blue badges on the corner 
marshall avenue is a tight road at the best of times.
i did in Burnley last year when one sixfingered moron deliberatley blocked me then walked off grinning with his mates .he wasnt an hour later when he came back to find me wedged in across the main exit from the car park and half of Burnley queing to get out got a ticket of the plod and a lot of very angry folk wanting to tear him a new ■■■■■■■■
m_attt:
rob22888:
brados:
Blue Badge holders do not realise that they will get a ticket if they park in loading bays, a blue badge is not a free for all parking ticket.I wish they got ticketed for parking opposite/within 10 metres of a junction & just generally causing an obstruction for large vehicles. I have never know of it happening and thats the main issue with the blue badge brigade.
Wish there was a decent way of reporting them for this, constant problem round here. Plenty of places they can park most 3 or 4 car lengths away but no they must sit on the junction as its next to the shops
Gridlocked a town the other day as I couldn’t make a bend in a one way system because of one parking on a junction to go in a cafe. Turns out they sat watching out the window for 15 mins while I was trying 100 shunts to get round.
I wish I’d have managed to get round one on a junction last yr, I just couldn’t, trailer swing got it, messed up my no claims which with a non fault also means Im spending a couple of grand up on insurance renewal this yr, boo.
My wife has a blue badge. She wouldn’t dream of parking on double yellows, but often simply has to return home empty handed as all the disabled bays in the town centre are occupied - more often than not by cars not displaying a badge.
Latique:
i did in Burnley last year when one sixfingered moron deliberatley blocked me then walked off grinning with his mates .he wasnt an hour later when he came back to find me wedged in across the main exit from the car park and half of Burnley queing to get out got a ticket of the plod and a lot of very angry folk wanting to tear him a new [zb]
If you are wedged in, is there anything in law allowing you to nudge (probably not) or call the plod? Surely you can’t be expected to just sit and wait all day?
I delivered near a house being renovated earlier, builders had put cones up outside stopping anyone from parking. I had a quick look on a couple of lamposts for any “no waiting” notices then chucked the cones out of the way. I doubt I did anything illegal, as the builders never said anything.
Muckaway:
I delivered near a house being renovated earlier, builders had put cones up outside stopping anyone from parking. I had a quick look on a couple of lamposts for any “no waiting” notices then chucked the cones out of the way. I doubt I did anything illegal, as the builders never said anything.
Do you really think the builders have the foggiest idea about what might or might not be legal/illegal where road traffic is concerned…? You are the professional driver and You should know this stuff.
Roymondo:
Muckaway:
I delivered near a house being renovated earlier, builders had put cones up outside stopping anyone from parking. I had a quick look on a couple of lamposts for any “no waiting” notices then chucked the cones out of the way. I doubt I did anything illegal, as the builders never said anything.Do you really think the builders have the foggiest idea about what might or might not be legal/illegal where road traffic is concerned…? You are the professional driver and You should know this stuff.
I know from my time on construction sites that large projects apply for suspension of parking etc, although I doubt some Bob the Builder Grand Designs wannabe would do anything more than place a few knock off cones outside.
I could have called a taxi-driving mate of mine, who in turn would have got some of his mates to make life very difficult for this guy who was unloading 25kgs bags of feed off the back.
But I’m not a [zb]…unlike some of you lot on here.
Live and let live and all that.
What if your wagon’s too long for the loading bay? Risk a fine, or risk the P45 by taking it back? There’re a couple in London where our rear axles and tails stick out, even when the cabs are smack on the line. It must be a discretionary thing as I’ve not had any tickets YET.
Muckaway, I got done for wheels outside the marked bay - causing an obstruction. I was parked by Hampstead Heath doing a delivery to a house a couple of streets away. I couldn’t turn my wagon into the one way system as too many cars had parked too close to the junction as that road had no parking restrictions.
So I elected to park up by the Heath and Manitou the goods 2 streets away. Only 2 pallets, I was gone for all of 10 minute’s tops, came back to find my windscreen with a ticket on the front. I had 3 axles in the bay only the front was hanging over. I know my gaffer contested it but I don’t know if he won or not. I doubt it…