Who doesn't like going to IGA? They're always so friendly, plus they usually have great produce sections.

We often find ourselves popping into our local IGA to stock up on bits and pieces we need for dinner or snacks throughout the week. It's just a lot more convenient than having to drive to the city – especially now that petrol is so expensive!

But as much as we love our beloved independent grocers, there are still some people out there who just don't know how to act when they visit one.

Case in point: this Tasmanian driver who was recently snapped with their ute and trailer combo selfishly taking up not one, not two... but six whole parking slots in St Helens Tasmania last week!

A driver was snapped taking up six parking spaces for their ute and trailer. Credit: Facebook.​

The incident was brought to light when an anonymous witness snapped a photo of the silver ute and attached trailer and shared it on the popular Facebook page 'Crap Tasmanian Drivers and Inconsiderate Parkers'.

'The car takes up 4 spots, the trailer takes up 2 spots, so 6 spots were taken up by one idiot,' the user wrote in his scathing post on social media, clearly irritated by what they had seen.

They added that there was an available long vehicle parking about 5 metres away, and yet, the driver still chose to take up six parking spaces.

While it appears that the person who took the photo was irritated by the driver's parking act, other people were more understanding, claiming that the driver most likely had no choice.

Somebody mentioned that at least the car and trailer weren't sticking out into traffic, which may cause an accident. Another person suggested that perhaps the long bay was already occupied when the driver entered the parking lot.

'This is not okay, but this is also not inconveniencing or hurting anyone! Maybe people should just worry about themselves and what affects them,' added a third.

A fourth user went on to say: 'It's hard to go to town with a trailer on if you need it for one job, but you have to do other things while you're in town.'

'But honestly, if you can't park it, then maybe get some practice in one day when you have some spare time. I was taught how to back a trailer before I was old enough to get a licence,' they added.

We can see why customers might be annoyed; if it's a busy time of day and the parking lot is already mostly full, it's frustrating to watch a car take up more space than necessary.

What do you think, members? Is this parking behaviour okay? Let us know in the comments!

 

[Ezzy]

The 'baby on board' car spaces are often near the entrance. They should be turned into 'parking for the disabled' and baby on board can be further away - usually people with babies are young and have more energy than people living with disabilities. The few extra metres would not make much difference to parents pushing a pram but they make a huge difference to a person with mobility issues.

Some people on here have already admitted to using these bays even though they fitted into neither of these categories.

 

[JustPat]

No not acceptable but the worst act I have seen (to me at least) is when a car which did not have an acrod (for disabled parking) parked between two disabled parking bays now that is selfish.

 

[Ezzy]

No not acceptable but the worst act I have seen (to me at least) is when a car which did not have an acrod (for disabled parking) parked between two disabled parking bays now that is selfish.

Not acceptable either because a disabled person may need a bay in the time period this vehicle is there.

 

[GrandmaBunny]

Who doesn't like going to IGA? They're always so friendly, plus they usually have great produce sections.

We often find ourselves popping into our local IGA to stock up on bits and pieces we need for dinner or snacks throughout the week. It's just a lot more convenient than having to drive to the city – especially now that petrol is so expensive!

But as much as we love our beloved independent grocers, there are still some people out there who just don't know how to act when they visit one.

Case in point: this Tasmanian driver who was recently snapped with their ute and trailer combo selfishly taking up not one, not two... but six whole parking slots in St Helens Tasmania last week!

A driver was snapped taking up six parking spaces for their ute and trailer. Credit: Facebook.​

The incident was brought to light when an anonymous witness snapped a photo of the silver ute and attached trailer and shared it on the popular Facebook page 'Crap Tasmanian Drivers and Inconsiderate Parkers'.

'The car takes up 4 spots, the trailer takes up 2 spots, so 6 spots were taken up by one idiot,' the user wrote in his scathing post on social media, clearly irritated by what they had seen.

They added that there was an available long vehicle parking about 5 metres away, and yet, the driver still chose to take up six parking spaces.

While it appears that the person who took the photo was irritated by the driver's parking act, other people were more understanding, claiming that the driver most likely had no choice.

Somebody mentioned that at least the car and trailer weren't sticking out into traffic, which may cause an accident. Another person suggested that perhaps the long bay was already occupied when the driver entered the parking lot.

'This is not okay, but this is also not inconveniencing or hurting anyone! Maybe people should just worry about themselves and what affects them,' added a third.

A fourth user went on to say: 'It's hard to go to town with a trailer on if you need it for one job, but you have to do other things while you're in town.'

'But honestly, if you can't park it, then maybe get some practice in one day when you have some spare time. I was taught how to back a trailer before I was old enough to get a licence,' they added.

We can see why customers might be annoyed; if it's a busy time of day and the parking lot is already mostly full, it's frustrating to watch a car take up more space than necessary.

What do you think, members? Is this parking behaviour okay? Let us know in the comments!

No not OK. Inconsiderate.