• A parked vehicle in Al Rayyana Complex in the Khalifa City area of Abu Dhabi. Christopher Pike / The National
    A parked vehicle in Al Rayyana Complex in the Khalifa City area of Abu Dhabi. Christopher Pike / The National
  • Parking can be a challenge during Ramadan after iftar when the malls stay open late, but it does not prevent some drivers from taking up two car spaces. Delores Johnson / The National
    Parking can be a challenge during Ramadan after iftar when the malls stay open late, but it does not prevent some drivers from taking up two car spaces. Delores Johnson / The National
  • During Ramadan, the malls are open late and after iftar, many drivers head to the malls, which creates a lack of parking such as at Delma Mall. Delores Johnson / The National
    During Ramadan, the malls are open late and after iftar, many drivers head to the malls, which creates a lack of parking such as at Delma Mall. Delores Johnson / The National
  • Some drivers park haphazardly at the malls after iftar, which can lead to one vehicle taking up two spaces or parking too closely to another vehicle. Delores Johnson / The National
    Some drivers park haphazardly at the malls after iftar, which can lead to one vehicle taking up two spaces or parking too closely to another vehicle. Delores Johnson / The National
  • With parking spaces being few after iftar, some drivers park on the kerbs at Delma Mall after iftar on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, in Mussaffah. Delores Johnson / The National
    With parking spaces being few after iftar, some drivers park on the kerbs at Delma Mall after iftar on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, in Mussaffah. Delores Johnson / The National
  • A parked vehicle in Al Rayyana Complex in the Khalifa City area of Abu Dhabi. Christopher Pike / The National
    A parked vehicle in Al Rayyana Complex in the Khalifa City area of Abu Dhabi. Christopher Pike / The National
  • A car stands parked haphazardly, crossing into the next parking spot, near a grocery store in Abu Dhabi. Silvia Razgova / The National
    A car stands parked haphazardly, crossing into the next parking spot, near a grocery store in Abu Dhabi. Silvia Razgova / The National
  • A parked vehicle outside the International Community School in Al Mushrif. Christopher Pike / The National
    A parked vehicle outside the International Community School in Al Mushrif. Christopher Pike / The National
  • A parked vehicle in Al Rayyana Complex in the Khalifa City area of Abu Dhabi. Christopher Pike / The National
    A parked vehicle in Al Rayyana Complex in the Khalifa City area of Abu Dhabi. Christopher Pike / The National
  • A car stands parked haphazardly, crossing into the next parking spot, near a grocery store in Abu Dhabi. Silvia Razgova / The National
    A car stands parked haphazardly, crossing into the next parking spot, near a grocery store in Abu Dhabi. Silvia Razgova / The National
  • A parked car blocked other vehicles in an Al Mushrif parking area in Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National
    A parked car blocked other vehicles in an Al Mushrif parking area in Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National
  • A car parked in no parking area blocked other vehicles in Al Zahia. Ravindranath K / The National
    A car parked in no parking area blocked other vehicles in Al Zahia. Ravindranath K / The National
  • A car stands parked haphazardly, crossing into the next parking spot, near a grocery store in Abu Dhabi. Silvia Razgova / The National
    A car stands parked haphazardly, crossing into the next parking spot, near a grocery store in Abu Dhabi. Silvia Razgova / The National

Transport

Abu Dhabi’s parking offenders - in pictures

Julie Nicholson

July 11, 2015

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Why bother squeezing into one space when you can spread out and take up two? It’s not uncommon in the UAE to see glaring examples of bad parking, even as the newest facilities in Abu Dhabi and newer malls in Dubai are now designed with some degree of maneuverability for larger vehicles. Here are some of the most egregious examples.

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