Parking fail
Tonight, the only parking space near my house was a rather small one. Not a problem for me and my tiny car. The only problem was that I was forced right next to a tree so I had to scramble to get out of the passenger door. I texted my boyfriend to tell him about this inconvenience. His reply? "Why didn't you turn the car round and park the other way?"

*Facepalm*
(Petite chien is going to do science to it, Fri 16 Jul 2010, 23:44, 10 replies)

giggles
clicks
(insomniac-surfer oh go on then, just this once, Sat 17 Jul 2010, 0:09, closed)

Parts of the US, they'll write you a ticket if you dare to park against the flow of traffic.
(IHaveComeAmongThee__Twice Tissues on the left. Self-esteem on the right., Sat 17 Jul 2010, 1:42, closed)

Yep, same in lots of parts of the world.
( enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Sat 17 Jul 2010, 1:53, closed)

But not in the UK
And not on an out of the way residential street. People double park down our street all the time, it's crazy.
(Petite chien is going to do science to it, Sat 17 Jul 2010, 9:17, closed)

In theory though,
the same rule applies here if I remember rightly.
(*awaits correction*)
( Blind Meach Cautiously optimistic, Sat 17 Jul 2010, 12:23, closed)

Possibly
my dad has always said it's a bad idea but I've never heard of anyone actually gtting a ticket for it.
(Petite chien is going to do science to it, Sat 17 Jul 2010, 14:05, closed)

Ticket?
Should all be taken out and shot. The sheer impudence.
( Sextant goes to him is emotionally erect, on this day, Sat 17 Jul 2010, 15:20, closed)

Not going to correct you but..........
I have been parking my car against the flow of traffic for the 7 years we've lived in our house.
It's permit only parking here so we often have traffic wardens ticketing people and I've never had a ticket.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Sat 17 Jul 2010, 22:19, closed)

Its legal park against the flow of traffic in a marked bay in a 30mph limit IIRC.
ISTR Its also illegal to park on the roadside without sidelights at night in anything above a 30mph limit
(Titanix, Sun 18 Jul 2010, 20:33, closed)

I find it harder to park the other way round though
especially in a small space.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Sat 17 Jul 2010, 22:16, closed)