Jimmydreams
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So I went to my local Costco yesterday. I saw 2 parking spaces that had big green signs that said "Reserved For Electric Vehicle Charging". Nice!
IN those two spots was a $#@^@ Range Rover and a Infinity G series. NOT so nice.
So I thought about what I will do when I inevitably come across that scenario again while driving my Leaf (and actually looking for a top-off charge).
Plan A) would be to go to the store manager and either ask for an announcement to have them move their car OR ask to have them towed. Yes, Mr. Manager, I'll wait. :twisted:
Plan B) would be to double park behind them, stick a note on the car that says something like "Since you are obviously not an EV needing a charge (and I am), and since I have to wait for you to leave before I can use that parking space, I have decided that YOU can wait to leave until I'm done shopping." I would then sit on a bench nearby and wait for them to come out to watch the frustration, ranting, etc., and after a few minutes I'd walk up and explain how annoyed I was and that they should learn a lesson from all this.
Plan B would be only if I had tons of time (never happens). I'm thinking Plan A would be best. After all, once plug-in vehicles become more common, stories of "My car got towed for parking in an EV spot" will change public behavior. After all, I'm sure when the handicapped parking spaces went in, people ignored the signs and parked there anyway. Once they realized that it would result in a ticket and/or tow, people stopped parking there. You almost never see someone park in a handicapped space without a sticker nowadays. I think the same thing would happen with EV charging spaces, ESPECIALLY if those spaces are premium parking spots!!!
IN those two spots was a $#@^@ Range Rover and a Infinity G series. NOT so nice.
So I thought about what I will do when I inevitably come across that scenario again while driving my Leaf (and actually looking for a top-off charge).
Plan A) would be to go to the store manager and either ask for an announcement to have them move their car OR ask to have them towed. Yes, Mr. Manager, I'll wait. :twisted:
Plan B) would be to double park behind them, stick a note on the car that says something like "Since you are obviously not an EV needing a charge (and I am), and since I have to wait for you to leave before I can use that parking space, I have decided that YOU can wait to leave until I'm done shopping." I would then sit on a bench nearby and wait for them to come out to watch the frustration, ranting, etc., and after a few minutes I'd walk up and explain how annoyed I was and that they should learn a lesson from all this.
Plan B would be only if I had tons of time (never happens). I'm thinking Plan A would be best. After all, once plug-in vehicles become more common, stories of "My car got towed for parking in an EV spot" will change public behavior. After all, I'm sure when the handicapped parking spaces went in, people ignored the signs and parked there anyway. Once they realized that it would result in a ticket and/or tow, people stopped parking there. You almost never see someone park in a handicapped space without a sticker nowadays. I think the same thing would happen with EV charging spaces, ESPECIALLY if those spaces are premium parking spots!!!