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Forty per cent of drivers have admitted to illegally parking on double yellow lines according to the latest poll. The information, provided by Easytrip, also reveals that nearly 30 per cent of drivers have parked in a restricted loading bay, 16 per cent at a bus stop with slightly less saying they had parked in a bus lane or clearway during restricted hours.
While drivers admitted to parking illegally themselves they still get wound up when someone else parks inconsiderately with 82 per cent of male respondents being irritated by drivers who took up two parking spaces with 90 per cent of women losing the rag with those who parked to close to their car.
"Parking our cars is a daily activity that can sometimes bring out the 'bad driver' in us all." says Colin Delaney, General Manager of Easytrip. "It's important to remember to park in allocated parking areas only, and as our survey reveals, between the lines and to be courteous to our fellow motorists."
With so many bad parkers amongst us it is perhaps unsurprising to see that over 40 per cent of drivers have returned to their car to find it dented or scratched. A surprisingly low 12 per cent of motorists were clamped for parking in the wrong location and a fifth of those surveyed admitting that on occasion they couldn't find where they parked their car.
It is not all bad news however as 33 per cent of respondents said that another motorist had given them the remaining time on their parking ticket to use. What a generous bunch we are.