On Wed, 16 Oct 2013 10:51:25 +0100, Andy Burns wrote:

If any supermarket would convert *all* their spaces to wide bays, I'd
shop there to avoid trolley dings and handbag scratches on my car.

Not a problem out in the sticks, supermarket carpark bays are sized
for Landrovers. Also as Landrovers have the turning circle of a dead
whale, the roadways between the rows are wider.

Occasionally I visit supermarkets in suburbia and the space available
is noticeably tighter. Really bad ones need a three point turn to get
out of a bay with only 9" clearance each side, that's clearance to
the car either side not to the line.

Bonus marks if they'd get rid of the immigrant workers offering to drag
a damp, gritty rag over the paintwork ...

Must be another feature of suburbian supermarket carparks, the
carwashes on such car parks around here use pressure washers and
vacuum cleaners.

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Cheers
Dave.