r/badparking 1d ago

Parking at the airport drop off? Whoops!

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Last I heard was it's in the process of being towed

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u/Oh-THAT-dude 1d ago

“I was only gone for a MINUTE” they will claim.

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u/Ozoboy14 1d ago

It was there for at least 15 lol

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u/PrestigiousHippo7 1d ago

Should have just been towed.

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u/Ozoboy14 1d ago

There was an announcement that it was being towed as I was leaving. Hope it was

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u/garden_dragonfly 1d ago

Imagine that making the flight was so important you'd be willing to pay towing fees and storage 

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u/Zefram71 1d ago

Yeah, depending on how long they're gone, that could be thousands of dollars! They were probably just dropping someone off and were just a total ass to leave the car there unattended.

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u/My_user_name_1 1d ago

Probably cheaper than parking at some airports

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u/AxzoYT 1d ago

It wouldn’t even be as bad if they were all the way to the right. Most of their car was sticking out into the street

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u/dacraftjr 1d ago

It’s an airport. It would be just as bad. Parking in a no parking zone at an airport will get you towed.

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u/AxzoYT 1d ago

I park around LAX like this sometimes, as long as you’re out of the way and quick, or in your car, they don’t bother you. This guy was all the way out and just left his car there lol

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u/Council_of_Order 1d ago

Definitely have to be in your car because an unattended car at non-parking areas at an airport is considered a security risk.

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u/AxzoYT 1d ago

True, leaving your car unattended this close to the actual airport is stupid

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u/tallman11282 1d ago

Even better would be if there was a tow truck hooking up instead. Many years ago I flew into Orlando and saw a really nice Mustang getting hooked up to a tow truck for being parked in the drop-off area. There were huge "No parking, tow away zone" signs hanging from the ceiling, one right where it should be perfectly visible from the driver's seat, and you had to drive right past a line of tow trucks parked just outside the drop-off area waiting for when someone parked illegally. It takes a special kind of stupid to park in an area where there are numerous huge signs saying unattended vehicles would be immediately towed and where you had to drive right by a line of tow trucks obviously waiting to tow illegally parked cars so it's not like the drive thought they could beat the tow truck getting there considering the tow truck is parked seconds away.

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u/Spaztrick 1d ago

I've watched a car get towed from the drop off at the airport. The driver came running out screaming and the tow truck driver ignored them and hauled it off. They legit hadn't been there for 5 minutes, but like the cop told them "no parking means no parking."

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u/abckiwi 1d ago

That’s the model X too, they have $$$ to burn

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u/PrestigiousHippo7 1d ago

And no brains

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u/No_Nefariousness4801 1d ago

Too bad they weren't a few feet further up, could tacked in blocking disabled access 🤣

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u/rsvihla 1d ago

This alleged guy BLOOOOOOOOOOOOWS!!!

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u/Appropriate_Strain94 1d ago

Will be a really funny prank to pull at an airport. Park it there go walk somewhere else and have the car summoned into you while they’re trying to write you a ticket. 😂

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u/DatabaseThis9637 1d ago

omg! But a Tessy can drive itself away! maybe if should have! Far far away!

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u/theborch909 1d ago

I got some enjoyment once wait g for uber watching a parking enforcement officer argue with some douche at the airport. I was rooting for her it had stages… 1. Calmly telling them they can’t park where they are and they needed to keep moving 2. Telling me hem if they don’t move she’ll start writing the ticket 3. Final pre ticket warning as she pulled the ticket handheld out 4. Telling them if they don’t move when she’s done with the ticket they’ll call actual PD over 5. Handing them the ticket and giving them a final. Do I need to call PD? 6. Calling PD on their radio and watching the guy finally peel out as we saw PD coming down the terminal road

Loved every minute of it and the parking enforcement officer never raised their voice once while the douche kept trying to intimidate her. People on the curb were laughing at him.

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u/LtLemur 1d ago

There is no stopping in a white zone

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u/Bit-Boring 1d ago

No, The white zone is for loading and unloading. There is no stopping in the red zone.

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u/Salt_Cauliflower_922 1d ago

Listen, Betty, don't start up with your white zone shit again.

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u/Bit-Boring 1d ago

Oh really, Vernon? Why pretend, we both know perfectly well what this is about.

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u/Salt_Cauliflower_922 1d ago

Yes, I want you to have an abortion. It’s really the only sensible thing to do if it’s done properly. Therapeutically, there’s no danger involved.

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u/Yaughl 1d ago

FAFO. Towed!

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u/emr830 1d ago

Owning a Tesla does not mean you’re above the law, douchebags!

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u/No_Interview_2481 1d ago

I hope it doesn’t catch on fire and cause an accident with the tow truck driver

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u/dj0ch0 1d ago

I do what I want, tesla owner probably

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u/EnvironmentalPart303 1d ago

I think if that cop gives the owner a ticket it is considered domestic terrorism

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u/Responsible_Basil_89 1d ago

Tesla. Of course.

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u/Confident-Ad7531 21h ago

They probably thought their car would drive itself home

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u/cheddarbruce 13h ago

Lol they don't play at the Humphrey terminal

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u/PrestigiousHippo7 1d ago

Tesla, what a shocker!

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u/AdhesivenessOld4347 1d ago

In Detroit we had these enforcers before covid. After now, you can park in the 2nd or 3rd lane and go in. Nobody cares