A brazen man sparked outrage after standing in a parking space to reserve it.
Jennifer Plumbley tried to pull into the spot after queuing for 45 minutes to get into the car park.
The 48-year-old asked the pedestrian to move, so she could take the space, but he refused to budge.
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After a three-minute long stand-off, Jennifer flagged down a parking attendant who told the man to move and he gave up and let her have the space.
“It’s not morally right,” Jennifer, from Leicester, told What’s the Jam.
“You wouldn’t do it in the supermarket car park. What would he have done if someone else had stood in a parking space?
“It was so busy, because it was a Bank Holiday weekend and the sun was out.
“It was one in, one out, it took us 45 minutes just to get in the car park… It was awful.
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“We couldn’t find anywhere to park, the only space available was the one with the man in it.
“I don’t do confrontation but there was nowhere else to park.
“We recorded it to show we weren’t being rude and just in case anything happened.
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“We were a third of the way into the space and we asked him to politely move.
“He’d parked his car and he was standing in the space for his family.
“We tried to explain how long it had taken us to get into the car park.
“They were probably in the same 45-minute queue, but he kept saying they were two minutes away.
“We couldn’t get over the fact that he was being so obstinate about it.
“We got the attendant and he said because he’d been asked politely he would move.
“We had a lovely day. We were concerned the car would be damaged when we got back but it was fine.”
The bizarre incident unfolded on Saturday (3 May) at Richmond Park, south London.
Jennifer shared a video of the standoff on TikTok where it has racked up more than 2.4m views.
Others were left outraged by the man’s “entitlement” and praised Jennifer for standing her ground.
One person said: “He’s so rude, typical entitled person. Thinks he can do this to women. If it was a bloke it would be different.”
Another added: “Who on earth thinks standing in a parking spot is normal behaviour?”
A third person said: “You can’t save parking spaces. Simple. Well done ladies.”
Another viewer joked: “What’s this? A new version of towels on sunbeds?”
Other viewers suggested that Jennifer should have let the man have the spot.
One person said: “I don’t agree with standing in parking spaces to hold them but the sun is shining.
“I couldn’t be bothered. Would much rather just park somewhere else and enjoy my day.”
Another added: “He’s in the wrong as well to be fair but she sounds like a certified Karen.”
Rosie said: “I agree with him. If my family was around the corner and I got their first it’s my spot whether the car isn’t there. He got there first.
Another viewer added: “Just park somewhere else.”
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