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Parking oneself in a parking space without a car?!

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Peterpickedapickledpepper · 12/09/2018 22:41

Lighthearted. This had me giggling for quite some time so thought I'd share as it's a new one to me. Was in the car with husband who indicated to go into the last parking space in a very busy small car park with a queue to gain entry. Lady runs over, stands in the middle of the space in a jumping jack type shape. Legs splayed wide and arms 90 degrees from her body. He opened the window & asked her to move because he was trying to park & she said she was reserving the space for her partner. We had to wait for a space so watched this woman stood in a ridiculous pose in this space for almost 5 minutes until her partner materialised.

So if anyone doesn't drive & feels left out of the AIBU's about parking disputes, you can still get involved by parking oneself in a space it seems!Grin

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strawberrypenguin · 13/09/2018 12:07

I'm with those who say they'd have driven at her. I've got a small car so could probably have got a good way into the space.

ballseditupforever · 13/09/2018 12:14

Ridiculous behaviour on her part. But I'm a bit shocked at all the posters that would have driven at her. Aggressive.

Saggital · 13/09/2018 13:54

I saw a man do the same thing in Beverley, except the woman motorist who got there first, scooped him up on her bonnet, got out, locked up and walked away.

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Peterpickedapickledpepper · 13/09/2018 13:59

@strawberrypenguin especially because DH drives a large SUV! It would have been dangerous to start driving at her! To be honest, I doubt she'd have moved if we had. If you're not willing to drop a starfish position with a row of cars starin & laughing at you, are you really going to backdown when someone pretends to drive at you?Confused

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Peterpickedapickledpepper · 13/09/2018 14:01

*staring

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DGRossetti · 13/09/2018 14:01

DW has done this in her wheelchair in a BB space ...

(The armchair lawyer in me wonders if the car-less person occupying the space is committing any offence - trespass??? - and what, if any, offence the driver may be committing by driving at the person.)

thenightsky · 13/09/2018 14:18

I've had that happen when my very old doddery mother was in the car with me. She wound the window down, wavered her arm out and shouted in her doddery old lady voice (broad Yorkshire) 'get out the way yer big daft bugger'. Grin

Cadsuane · 13/09/2018 16:01

Some one tried this on Dh. He just reversed slowly into the space as though they weren't there. He won. The car must have been almost touching them before they moved.
As for if they didn't move,I'm pretty sure they would have had to stand there a very long time as Dh would have stayed part way in the space for as long as it took.

TedAndLola · 30/11/2018 18:30

@strawberrypenguin especially because DH drives a large SUV! It would have been dangerous to start driving at her! To be honest, I doubt she'd have moved if we had. If you're not willing to drop a starfish position with a row of cars starin & laughing at you, are you really going to backdown when someone pretends to drive at you?confused

What choice would she have? Her partner couldn't drive in the space with your car blocking it, so she would've had to move.

It's what I would have done.

SleepySofa · 30/11/2018 18:34

A woman tried this on with me and my mum in a disabled space (mum had a disabled badge as she had arthritis) on a very busy Manchester street on the run up to Christmas. We just very slowly edged up to her until she jumped out of the way. We didn’t touch her... she called us all the names under the sun but I just told her to stop being ridiculous.

Twickerhun · 30/11/2018 18:40

My husband would undoubtedly just have driven into the space at normal speed but with a lot of extra revs.

Notmyideamovingon · 30/11/2018 18:47

A couple did this to me at summerleaze beach in bude on the summer "they were saving it for their friend"' said friend didn't turn up for ten minutes (i sat scowling at them). Luckily another back grave be his space before I had to decide whether to drive into them. I was livid

2018SoFarSoGreat · 30/11/2018 18:56

Love the commitment she showed. Would have been more funny if she had reversed slowly, whilst looking over her shoulder. And saying Beep Beep Beep.

agedknees · 30/11/2018 18:57

They try this on the canals as well. Someone on the towpath trying to save a space for their friends narrowboat.

Just don’t upset me when I’ve a windlass in my hands, that’s all I’m saying.

tillytoodles1 · 30/11/2018 18:58

Not a parking space but a supermarket queue. A woman stood in front of me as I started to unload my shopping on the belt. Excuse me, she said, I'm saving this space for my husband. He was on his way to the till , with an overflowing trolley. I was so surprised, I said sorry and put my stuff back in the trolley and moved to another till.

Processedpea · 30/11/2018 19:01

Lots of youtube vids of people doing this it's really anti social

PlateOfBiscuits · 30/11/2018 19:05

A guy tried this in a parallel parking space. We just parked anyway and very slowly pushed him out.

Betsy86 · 30/11/2018 19:09

gettingbackonmyfeet I genuinely did lol at your post Grin
op i would of probably done the same as you if i was in a good mood started pulling into the space if not lol x

heidipi · 30/11/2018 19:28

A friend of mine used to drive to meet her parents in a town half way between where they and she lived - they would arrive first and insist on saving a space right next to their car for her. She was mortified every time she arrived to see them mid argument with someone 😂😂
Not mortified enough to get there early mind.

NameChangeToAvoidBeingFound · 01/12/2018 08:07

I'd of still parked there. The only time I get out of the car and into a space is when my mum is actually reversing into it but nervous about hitting another car and wants me to watch to make sure she's a safe distance from them.

footphobic · 01/12/2018 08:45

Someone did this to us. A long one way route around the car park, car park was full, we were heading for an empty space we’d spotted on entering. A car coming in after us spotted it too and a woman got out to stand in it and save it while the man driving then made his way around behind us.

My mild mannered DH was not having any of it 😀 and took the space anyway, inching slowly forward so she had to move out of the way.

Her DH arrived...he was terribly well spoken and called us ‘peasants’. Makes me laugh to this day.

Snog · 01/12/2018 10:11

Think the technical term for this is
Bagsying

Fluffyears · 01/12/2018 10:25

I would have pulled into it as far as possible and then turned off the engine. Her husband can’t get into it then ha! I have inherited this from my dad who would probably just have knocked her over or swung for he had a very short fuse with idiots. He was mostly in the wrong but I think he would actually knock her teeth out if she tried that with him!

driggle · 01/12/2018 11:04

Someone did this recently at the hospital. She stood in the space staring at her phone, presumably to avoid eye contact with all the cars desperate to find a space. We eventually found one and as we walked across the car park we spotted her still standing in the space! She and whoever she was saving the spot for eventually joined us in the waiting area 5 mins after us. So she was stood in that space for at least 15 mins and however long before we saw her! CF!

Angie169 · 01/12/2018 11:04

This is a parking thread and there are no diagrams isn't this against Mumsnet law ?

We need a diagram of the lady doing the jumping Jack and how far was she into the parking space ? at the front in the middle near the back ? come on Op do your bit GrinGrin

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