Woman abused for her parking – but is she in the wrong?
A Perth mother has called for understanding after copping abusive notes and comments for parking her car at the supermarket.
Gillian Bromley, from Sorrento, owns a $120,000 oversized, six-litre Hummer H2 that measures 2.66-metres wide.
While she loves her vehicle, when driving in most areas she finds the Hummer is too big to fit in standard parking bays.
The mother is forced to park in two bays at once and is often met with criticism. On one occasion she said she was told by a parking inspector to “buy a smaller car”.
“I’ve had numerous people feel the need to vent their frustrations on my vehicle,” Ms Bromley said.
On multiple occasions she has come back to her car to find handwritten notes on the Hummer.
“Why not use three parking bays up? You moron,” one read.
While many are outraged by Ms Bromley taking up two parks, the local council law states that a person with a car too wide or long to fit in a standard bay can use two spots.
Ms Bromley said if she tried to park in a single bay, which are typically 2.5-metres wide, she had to squeeze out of her vehicle.
The owner of the car parked on the other side would also have issues getting back in to the driver’s seat.
“If we had a large-vehicle parking bay designated and signed, we wouldn’t have to take up two car parking bays and annoy the general public,” Ms Bromley said.
