A standoff over a prime parking space on a busy coastal strip has been caught on dashcam, sparking calls for arrests.
Footage captured a driver attempting to park in a vacant spot outside the Crowne Plaza in Terrigal, on NSW’s Central Coast on April 20, only to find it blocked by a man standing in the space to prevent anyone parking.
As the driver edged closer, the man waved her away with a ‘shooing’ motion and refused to move as he was reserving it for someone else.
The driver honked in frustration, prompting the man to yell ‘Don’t hit me!’
‘It’s not taken. You can’t stand here and hold a park for someone,’ the driver shouted in response.
‘He’s being a d**k. I am not letting him.’
The standoff continued for over a minute, with the pedestrian stubbornly guarding the space.
Eventually, the car he was reserving it for arrived and took the spot, leaving the other driver to pull away.
The incident has fuelled outrage after being shared online.
‘I’ll never understand how people who stand in parking spaces aren’t utterly humiliated to be seen doing that,’ one person commented.
‘I’m watching this while eating breakfast, and that first video has just p***ed me off for the day,’ another wrote.
Several viewers said they would not have given up the spot so easily.
‘I wouldn’t have driven off. I would have stood next to him and made sure his friend couldn’t park there either!’ one said.
‘I would’ve gotten out and stood there with him, if I can’t park, neither can you,’ another comment read.
Others mocked the man’s actions: ‘Being a tool is timeless, sadly’.
Meanwhile, some said the make of the car taking the spot – a limited edition Nissan Skyline – was in keeping with that kind of behaviour.
‘Why am I not surprised the guy was holding the spot for an obnoxiously loud R32?’ one wrote.
Some called for the police to intervene.
‘The person stands on the spot, seen this happens overseas in the past but can’t believe it happens in ,’ one said.
‘The only solution is to call the police. This type of behavior must be discouraged. Report this to the police with the vehicle detail.’