Holding Parking Space by Standing in It

Lpegasusx on 16/10/2018 - 13:25
Last edited 16/10/2018 - 15:30 by 1 other user

First time I've experienced this yesterday whilst parking inside Westfield. The green light on the ceiling lead me to a vacant space and as I pulled up, a man was standing in the space waving at me. He was on the mobile so initially thought he has mistaken my car. Waited for about 10 secs and realised he was waving me away! Finally dawned on me that he was holding the space for someone else. Basically called dibs on a space.

At this point, a number of thoughts and options went passed my mind, but I choose to drop off my wife/infant close to the shopping entrance and drive to look for another space.

Any one else come across this in Australia? I've been to a few other countries, i.e. Italy / Hongkong where I've seen this happen. Just never experienced it myself in Aus.

I understand that it's perfectly legal, just looked down upon as bad manners.

Automotive Parking

Comments

  • idonotknowwhy on 18/10/2018 - 12:58

    I haven't driven for a while now, but I've never seen this practice before. Is this a relatively new thing?

    If this happens a lot, rotate your left windscreen cleaner jet to face forwards (keep the right one facing the windscreen in case you really need to clean it).

  • Blargman2001 on 18/10/2018 - 14:57
    -5

    Someone did this to my friend once. He initially argued with them a bit but then drove off and parked close by. He passed the car on the way to where he was going. Keyed the hell out of it. Most wins with this way, you can shop with your family, addresses the social injustice, little chance of repercussions and discourages this kind of behaviour.

    • fruxo on 18/10/2018 - 16:21
      +6

      You and your friend are disgusting if you think that's acceptable behaviour. That's all I wanted to say.

      • Blargman2001 on 19/10/2018 - 01:18
        -2

        Disgusting or not just be aware this is a possible outcome.

      • raymosaurus on 21/10/2018 - 11:52

        I kinda like it. Need not be more than just a small scratch near the driver's door handle, though.

        Reserving a car space is not only selfish but inefficient, as the car space is less utilised than if the first person that shows up with a car uses it. It is for this reason that this behaviour is simply not on and must be stopped.

    • kaitoivan on 18/10/2018 - 17:45
      +1

      2 wrongs don't make a right, mate!

    • brendanm on 18/10/2018 - 22:12

      Your friend sounds like a massive (profanity). Damaging someones property because of a parking dispute is ridiculous.

  • NEVERfullprice on 18/10/2018 - 15:46

    Would love to see what people thought-can you put a poll up something along the lines of-
    Yes - leave it,be nice and find somewhere else
    No - how dare he/she and drive over him/her
    I have never experienced it myself but seen people doing in the internet and I have mixed feelings

  • No ONE on 18/10/2018 - 18:09

    First come, first serve. If you are not in your car, get off the f**ning parking space. Such (profanity) run them over.

  • heidisapirate on 18/10/2018 - 22:33
    +5

    Feel like I'm the only one who thinks it's fine. Sure it's annoying, because the green light led you to believe it was a free spot, but that can also happen when small cars park or motorcycles park in the spots.

    In my mind the person got there first, regardless of whether or not the actual car is there.

    Though I do have to wonder how this situation would happen? Did someone drop him off to save the spot and then drive off instead of parking?

    • tranter on 19/10/2018 - 11:16
      +3

      There are numerous possible scenarios. Maybe somebody in the car was disabled and they were looking for a spot close to the entrance? Not all disabled have disabled parking permit.

  • Dack Smith on 18/10/2018 - 22:59
    +1

    Stop the car in front of the guy and throw some boiling hot coffee at him.

    • RocketSwitch on 19/10/2018 - 12:28
      +1

      Damn man, why waste good coffee?

  • Andre222 on 18/10/2018 - 23:30
    +1

    You did the right thing by driving away, otherwise could have escalated in whatnot.

    Good on you mate with the mature decision and didn't let your ego to guide you.

  • maddoglee on 18/10/2018 - 23:35
    -6

    I would find another spot.. I've saved spots like that before and/or gotten my wife to.
    Its annoying when it happens to you,but thats the same as someone saving it with a witches hat.. nobody seems to dare move them…

  • PleasureMe on 19/10/2018 - 07:18
    -8

    I'm obviously in the minority here, but i don't see the problem with it. Spots go to whoever find them first, that's life. It doesn't matter that someone is not in a car, they were there first. You are coming along and wanting to push them out of the spot that they found first, that's not right. Just go and find your own spot like they did.

    • Ughhh on 19/10/2018 - 11:31
      +1

      If there was a spot on your lane a few cars down and I was driving on the next lane but saw the spot too, would you be ok with me sending my passenger on foot to stand in that spot?

      • PleasureMe on 19/10/2018 - 11:37
        -3

        That depends on whether I indicate before your passenger stands in the spot. If I'm indicating before your passenger has a chance to stand in the spot, then it's mine. But if he/she is there before I indicate, then it's not mine

        • Ughhh on 19/10/2018 - 11:41
          +5

          I thought it was who got there first, not who indicated first.

  • tik tok on 19/10/2018 - 10:14

    I understand that it's perfectly legal,

    Source ?

    • tranter on 19/10/2018 - 11:51

      You don't need a source to declare if something is legal. The other way around, yes.

  • tranter on 19/10/2018 - 11:25
    -6

    Pretty shameful people saying run the guy over and throw boiling hot water on him and other similar things. These are the same people taking the moral high ground, saying it's not ok what he's doing. Amazing!

    I wonder why so many people get so emotional over relatively minor things these days? I thought Aussies were supposed to be laid back and easy-going? Better not travel overseas where things like this are the norm and people don't worry so much about trivial things.

    • RocketSwitch on 19/10/2018 - 12:29
      +2

      LOL, how long have you been living under a rock? You sure have no idea how humanity works. Some people speak their mind, while others pretend to be all good and mighty. We're primitive first mate.

      • tranter on 19/10/2018 - 12:44
        +1

        Running people over, throwing boiling hot coffee on them and keying cars is not the way I teach my kids. I allow them to experience the common good in humanity and help them find better ways to approach and resolve issues that arise in daily life.

        • [Deactivated] on 19/10/2018 - 13:25
          +2

          Some people only understand or have their behaviour modified by a show of force. Personally I rarely go shopping in physical stores to avoid just these kind of dramas, and likely would get annoyed and just drive off, but I would understand someone else wanting to get out and belt the idiot standing in the spot.

  • Save Medicare on 19/10/2018 - 14:10
    +3

    Get out of your car and stand next to them.

    Now no one can park.

  • Dack Smith on 19/10/2018 - 14:27
    -2

    Grab some rotten eggs and pelt the person from a distance.

    They will get the spot but have fun in the shopping centre.

    Or they will chase you, thereby allowing your partner to park in the spot.

    Record if they try to assault you and call police to have them arrested.

    • plasmoske on 19/10/2018 - 21:37
      +1

      Who the hell carries rotten eggs on standby/ready in the car??

  • Baysew on 19/10/2018 - 14:31

    Holding a parking space like that is only going to cause confrontation, and have one person angry at you.

    The best way is to put on a Fluro vest and block the entrance to the car park.

  • MoonlapseVertigo on 19/10/2018 - 14:40

    i think that person holding the space is a waste of air and should be shot full of bad language

  • utopia on 19/10/2018 - 17:20
    +1

    Hmmm. It's not featured in any of the car ads , all with happy drivers on their infinite empty roads and readily available parking.
    Are you sure it really happened?

  • pegasusx on 20/10/2018 - 00:30
    +1

    Slightly different but so many wrongs over a parking space.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BpHUuntFSmf/?utm_source=ig_share…

    • plasmoske on 20/10/2018 - 23:14

      lol watched that just now

      Guy kicks their car and girl tries to punch him and she ends up getting belted.

      I was thinking what kind of idiot girl tries to punch a oversized male so I looked further into it and turns out,

      she's an instructor at a her family's martial arts studio lol. Figures.

      • payton on 23/10/2018 - 14:32

        'independent woman'

    • O15 on 21/10/2018 - 10:20
      +1

      The dumb girl swung at a guy who looks like part-time wrestler.

    • payton on 23/10/2018 - 13:18

      IMO that kick to the car was justified
      Nothing more rude than stealing the spot of someone trying to reverse in and just walking off saying 'too bad'
      instant justice moment there

  • berry580 on 20/10/2018 - 01:15

    Reverse into the spot slowly like u never saw the dude.

  • neonlight on 20/10/2018 - 06:25
    -2

    First come first serve. And you should not run into him as you will get caught.

    So just get over it find another spot. Accept it

  • ely on 20/10/2018 - 07:01
    -4

    Seems fine, I don't really understand the problem or why anyone is angry about it. The guy got there before you OP, get over it.

  • shaybisc on 20/10/2018 - 07:27
    +2

    5 pages on this. I couldn't care less if it happened to me- find another spot- avoid unnecessary hassles. The only thing mildly interesting about this is the mystery- how the man got to be at the parking spot before the car he was holding it for.

  • aimpacc on 20/10/2018 - 07:29
    +1

    Id call the parking management and say someone is here "scamming tourists by making them pay for free parking" and tell them to send someone over immediately.

  • Splashtash on 20/10/2018 - 17:02
    -1

    Could always make a stand like every other peep. Park elsewhere , wait until their car arrives and key their car when they go away.. that's the only way I can think of to stop/do Sth to a (profanity), provided u don't get caught. As if u try and take the spot pushing them out then like above… ur car might get stuffed.
    I couldn't do it myself but like the comment just above is prob best. Now that I think of it…. maybe use that for sale car chalk to cover their windscreen..

  • Splashtash on 20/10/2018 - 17:11
    +1

    And I'm pretty sure no one has said this… its a ..wait for it, wait for it! "Parking space for a car" not a human.. do we need to go furthur.

  • Blargman2001 on 21/10/2018 - 02:36

    Just don't rock the boat and let society run the way it always has. Car spaces are for cars. If you try to run them over and get keyed, you deserved it, if you tried to save the spot by standing in it and get keyed, you deserved it too.

  • Wardaddy on 21/10/2018 - 07:25

    There seems to be a lot of confusion around this issue, so let me just clear it up. If you send someone to stand in a spot for you then it is perfectly fine, but if someone else does it then it is completely unacceptable. OK?

  • Dack Smith on 21/10/2018 - 12:24

    Wait until they leave.

    Try to put object to block car exhaust pipe

    Wait for effect.

    Victory dance as those bogans need to pay for expensive repairs!

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