Car driven into on Crystal Palace Road

[ChairmanG]

Wondering if anyone saw this? My car was parked on Crystal Palace road near the great exhibition pub on Thursday evening (28 Feb) and it got driven into. Looks like it was a white vehicle that did it and it must have been going at speed because it did quite a lot of damage. Anyone see anything?

[sweetgirl]

I'm not sure exactly of the location of your car so can't comment, but I would like to say on numerous occasions I have seen cars parked too close to the island on the corner where whateley meets cpr going towards east dulwich road.

Luckily I have a fairly small car & have always managed to get through but I have seen cars & other vehicles having to go on the wrong side of the road to get through.

It's common sense to know how close you should or can park next to an island! Yes there there are no road markings there if my memory serves me right.

To be honest any car parked there I think deserves a good knock, because next time it may make people think about their actions!

After all, if the police were to pull up those drivers who have to drive on the wrong side of the road to get through... These drivers would be well & truly shafted!

Sorry to post on here, I was always meaning to have a rant on here about this but never seemed to get the right moment to.

[DuncanW]

I'm not certain what basis you have for assuming the OP was parked too near the traffic island...

[Alan Medic]

DuncanW Wrote:

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> I'm not certain what basis you have for assuming

> the OP was parked too near the traffic island...

If was near the pub, it was near the island. It's quite possible to park legally there but in my experience it's not a wise thing to do, as it doesn't leave much space for vehicles to get by. I've actually had a car written off there. I'm pretty sure I told our councillor about this but nothing has happened.

[bloodoranges]

You should be able to park legally and not get driven into and then someone drive away, illegally

[sweetgirl]

DuncanW Wrote:

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> I'm not certain what basis you have for assuming

> the OP was parked too near the traffic island...

If you read my post carefully its states to the OP's post, "im not sure exactly of the location of your car so can't comment"

It might help if you read the post properly before jumping on your high horse!

[sweetgirl]

Just to add, sometimes a little bit of common sense is all it takes.

Its not always possible to park in places which have no road markings.

Again, i have no idea where the OP parked so this is not in reference to their post

[DuncanW]

You did say you can't comment, then went on to do exactly that...

[Hugh Foley]

To understand what?s going on in this discussion take time to drive down Townley Rd ,cars are parked yes legally but without any common sense ,parked to close to traffic Ireland so somtiimes to get thru vans and large cars have to go the wrong side of the road ,

[carlafindle]

Hugh Foley Wrote:

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> To understand what?s going on in this discussion

> take time to drive down Townley Rd ,cars are

> parked yes legally but without any common sense

> ,parked to close to traffic Ireland so somtiimes

> to get thru vans and large cars have to go the

> wrong side of the road ,

... traffic island