Parking lot etiquette can make or break someone’s day, especially for anyone who takes care to protect their pride and joy from dings and scratches. On TikTok recently, we saw how one BMW owner’s carpark strategy backfired when an inconsiderate driver decided to make his space their business.
TikTok user @webb.77 shared his frustration in a 17-second video posted on Aug. 15, showing what he calls his “biggest pet peeve ever.” The clip, overlaid with text reading “My biggest pet peeve!”, captures the BMW M3 owner walking across a parking lot toward his Daytona Beach Blue sports car and the vehicle parked uncomfortably close beside it.
The Strategic Park Gone Wrong
@webb.77’s parking strategy was textbook protective driving. In a 2024 article on “defensive parking,” Consumer Reports advises that “parking in the first or last spot on the block is ideal because it prevents being bookended by other cars.” According to Automotive Fleet, AAA recommends that drivers look for pull-through parking, or if that’s not available, back into parking spots in order to avoid backing out when it’s time to leave.
@webb.77 did everything experts recommend except for parking under a tree–AAA tells drivers that doing so might cause problems, especially in the Fall. He positioned his BMW M3 as far right in the space as possible, right up against a landscaped median with a tree, leaving plenty of room on the left side of his parking space.
“So, I parked as far to the curb as I possibly could, so no one would park next to me,” he explains in the video. “And then this person parks next to me. Like, what? Like, come on. Are we [expletive] for real?”
The culprit? A charcoal-colored Honda Ridgeline that not only chose to park in the adjacent space despite having the entire lot to choose from, but also crossed over the parking lines, occupying more than a foot of @webb.77’s carefully chosen spot.
Community Solidarity
The TikTok community overwhelmingly sympathized with @webb.77’s plight, with many sharing similar experiences and frustrations.
“I swear it’s done on purpose,” commented rachelxautumn, receiving over 700 likes from fellow viewers.
“It definitely is. It’s a power thing to them,” added Dpc08, while butterbeef shared, “Yep, when I had a new car I would purposely park all the way in the back and it would never fail.”
Many commenters noted that larger vehicles seem to be the worst offenders. “It’s always a pickup truck that does it,” wrote rockmetstone, echoing a sentiment shared by numerous others who specifically called out trucks and large SUVs.
User higginsbob offered a broader critique: “So many people have no business backing in to parking spaces. Just go in straight if you can’t do it right.”
The Parking Vigilantes
The comments section revealed a subculture of parking lot justice warriors who take matters into their own hands. Paris G. admitted, “I have fake parking tickets I place on peoples cars when they do this.”
Others shared more creative solutions. User berrzerq wrote, “This is why I have pre-printed notes in my car that say ‘The lines have a purpose, park within them.’ Yes I’m that guy.”
Some suggested more drastic measures, with ltdangles claiming, “I keep ‘learn to stay in the lines’ coloring sheets and boxes of crayons to leave on cars parked like this.”
The Bottom Line
@webb.77’s experience highlights a real everyday frustration for conscientious drivers: No matter how skilfully you park, there’s always someone with substandard driving skills or bad manners willing to ruin your day. While @webb.77’s BMW still had enough room on the driver’s side for him to get in, it was a close call.
The incident serves as a reminder that parking lot courtesy requires us to respect each other’s boundaries.
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