Strange habits in the car park?

Question

Why is it that when you park your car in an empty car park, that another driver will drive in and park right up alongside your vehicle. More tend to follow until your'e often surrounded. Is this a UK trend, or does this 'herding' phenomenon occur throughout the world?!

Answer 1

Yes, I've noticed when ever in a cue, people will come and cue, right behind you, I wonder why. I've noticed in crowded car parks, with little room left, people park crookedly right over to one side of their space, then when I park in the middle of a space, its cramped against their crookedly parked car. they just can't be bothered to straighten it.

Answer 2

I don't know why but had a similar experience one afternoon.

I went to see a film in Leicester Square - West End - I sat right in the middle and was the only person in the cinema - there were roughly five hundred empty seats around me.

Just as the film started some guy came in - and sat in the seat directly in front of me - must be something to do with insecurity.

For me - i always try to avoid other people as much as possible!

Answer 3

Tell me about it! I usually park in Tesco Extra on Saturday. There are probably 750 empty spaces and so I park at the very, very back where there are NO cars, so as not to get the paint dinged by someone's door.

When I come back, there will always be ONE car snuggled up right next to my car. I feel like kicking the brainless f*****r's a**e!

Answer 4

Very true, I've noticed that too. Sometimes I think the cars feel lonely on their own!

There's another phenomenon I've noticed; if you have a huge, empty car park with just one lampost/tree in the middle of it, someone will inevitably drive into it.

Answer 5

I've noticed the same thing ,i try and park away from other cars and come back to find some numpty has parked so close i can't even get in the car, never noticed it in any other country though.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

You'll find that if you've parked in a space that's convenient for you, it's usually convenient for the other people around you. If it's a supermarket car park, they're not going to want to wheel their trollies halfway across the car park, when there's a space nearby, so you will find yourself getting boxed in.

Answer 8

I think there may be a certain amount of herding involved. Whenever I go to a store with no customers, business picks up shortly after I arrive.

Answer 9

It happened to me and my partner the other day - it's weird. It would be like getting on a bus and sitting next to the only other person on there! I think people do it on purpose - it is quite funny isn't it - it is the sort of thing that you would do for a giggle!

Answer 10

i've noticed that 2.
i think it's called safety in numbers.
i always ( i've never complained)
got the young girl on her first date with a new fella,
make a bee-line 2 sit next 2 me in the cinema.
i think it's sensible, 2.
isn't it?

& ur car will never get lonely.
how thoughtful!