Mercedes of Ipswich provide their customers with delightful messages about the ways they will be able to park their new acquisitions when they get them home, particularly their ‘not-so-Smart’ cars. I spoke to one of their managers about it, expressing amazement at how they were flaunting just about every parking regulation going; he responded by explaining that they painted the lines themselves on their own property and that none of them had any legal weight, he also explained that “no one walked there anyway”! Personally I think they should be sending out much more responsible messages.
Not-so-Smart cars at Mercedes Ipswich?
28 Mar- Comments 1 Comment
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Who says you have to go around an obstacle on the sidewalk? Go and try some parkour, see if you can get over them!