mickymost
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We were in Wetherby Yesterday in the Old Station Car Park in Linton Road which is free minding our own business and we had stopped here succesfully last year.We had been around the town and had a great day and had come back to the Motorhome for a chill intending to stopover.The car park is well lit and has CCTV.We were just parked longways to the left of the entrance as you enter out of the general way of main people parking inside a small wooden railing by the wall well out of anyones way so as not to be annoying.At 7.30pm a Red Vauxhall Astra reg no AP57WGK pulled in and unbelivably sueezed in to a space in front of us which I never believed a car would fit intn the first attempt he nearly hit the wooden low railings and took them out so he pulled out and squuezed in again in effect blocking out forwards exit which I had left just enough room being a wild camper to exit in case of any trouble on the stopover (as you do).As he got out of the car he walked past us laughing and staring so my wife opened the window to find out what his problem was and asking him to move.He immediately replied that the car park is residents only and we shouldnt be there.He then left and after a few minutes returned with a phone and started to take pictures of us.I exited the van at this stage as my blood was staring to boil and decided two can play at this game and proceded to take his pictures too.My wife followed me and took pictures of his car just incase he thought he could claim we had damaged it.I asked him to show me the residents only signs which he couldnt so clear bull poo and then he himself became more agitated and told us would we like him to park outside our house.?This is a COUNCIL OWNED AND RUN CAR PARK which I put him in his place with.Then he claimed he was a blue badge holder and took it out of his car and shoved it in my face and told me to **** OFF (sorry his words not mine)I dont swear in these situations as once one does one starts to loose the argument.He then told me that if it had been three months ago he would have punched and bounced me around the car park mmmmmm?So Clearly by his movements etc he wasnt disabled as he quite easily ran up the steps to his house to get his phone then quite easily walked up and down the car park to hassle us.What also was annoying was in the middle of this one of our travelling Cats a house cat who never goes outside at home escaped from our motorhome as in the situation and panic my Wife didnt shut the camper door properly so we also had to chase her around the car park with moving vehicles and thankfully got her back.So I just want to say its sooo annoying that people like this clearly an abuser of the BLUE BADGE SCHEME gets benefits and the use of that badge when there are more deserving people in the country that needs the road spaces he is using when driving about and what gives him the right to verbally abuse Council car park users.Yes I know I own a motorhome but do respect where I attempt to park for a stopover and if it had been a residents only car park I clearly wouldnt have attemted to stopover.
I have reported him to the council to investigate a misuse of benefits and the blue badge scheme
Upset we left cut our holiday short and came home
So Forum members Beware if you park in here in the future
Michael
I have reported him to the council to investigate a misuse of benefits and the blue badge scheme
Upset we left cut our holiday short and came home
So Forum members Beware if you park in here in the future
Michael
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