But, there’s one key flaw with the plan that has left fans wondering whether the solution is more hassle than its worth.
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Motorist ‘underratedsimpsons’ has revealed the hack in a short 14-second clip on TikTok.
The clip shows a white Styrofoam ‘car’ sitting in a parking space inside a parking building.
The Styrofoam motor is sitting there to block anyone from taking it while the person who owns the park doesn’t have their real motor there.
The videographer walks up to the fake and films either side of the it to show how large and well detailed the all-white car is.
It has many of the same details that a normal sedan would, including wing mirrors, wheel arches, and door handles.
The caption reads: “My wife bought this to stop the neighbor using our space.”
But fans of the hack questioned the usefulness of the Styrofoam motor.
One said: “Where do you park the styrofoam when you need to use the parking space?”
Another said: “You had a space you didn’t use? But would rather it sit empty than be useful to someone else?”
A third posted: “does your decoy need it’s own parking spot after?”
Motorists have gone to extreme lengths to deal with people stealing their parking spot.
One French motorist in America revealed on Reddit that when someone parked in his spot, he just parked the person in.
The parking space thief ended up waiting nearly two hours to get their car before the lab technician left a sterilised room they were working in.
Meanwhile, another jilted motorist who had lost their spot took revenge in an ingenious way.
A mum blocked in a driver who parked outside her house by moving her motor within inches of the car to prove a point.
The clip, shared on TikTok, shows how she pulled two cars up extremely tight to the motor across the grass from her home.
“Good luck getting out,” she added.
What is the parking space law in the UK?
An occupier of a space or a waiting driver could be breaking the law.
A driver who behaves aggressively and tries to intimidate a standing person could be liable for dangerous driving.
If they are found to be liable they could be facing a £1000 fine.
However, a pedestrian who is proven to be a “nuisance” by blocking a space can also find themselves in trouble.
A nuisance parking offender can be issued a £100 fixed penalty notice according to the government website.
However, it is legal to simply stand in a parking space.
You can stand there until your car or a friends car arrives and fills the gap, whether or not another driver believes differently.
However, the situation can easily get complicated.
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