Fines driver proves parking spaces are too small

[RubberLover]

I like the cut of this guys jib. His name also sounds like the lead in a Tarantino cowboy movie.

Jago Lawless, 46, was fined £80 for not parking his Hyundai i10 within a bay at Southampton Central station about a week ago.

After receiving the ticket, the naval architect measured the space and said it was "too small for an average-size car".

Driver proves Southampton Central station parking bays 'too small' - BBC News

 

[KyleR]

I think I read somewhere that Ireland has the smallest average parking spaces in either Europe or the world. Hardly surprising considering I have to squeeze out of any car I'm in. That same he's in is ridiculous, though, both front wheels would almost be touching the lines if he parked correctly.

 

[stevieturbo]

No doubt it's a problem everywhere, but it also doesnt help that cars just keep getting bigger and bigger. Although that news report...the guy did actually drive a small car !

The car park owners should be forced to rescind all previous tickets and pay compensation too.

 

[Bryan]

... Or that planning permission dictates how many spaces a new shop should have for example so they have to make them as small as possible to get the required number in.