Bit off topic, but I wonder what would have happened had an ambulance tried to get pass this incident. In my town centre a car had 'broken down' (you will see the reason for single quotes later) in the main street. It was causing severe congestion especially as the whole town was full with few parking spaces, and the car was double parked with a stream of waiting cars either side. As cars took in turns to pass they had to go onto the pavement. The bonnet was up and a 'frustrated' woman was trying to persuade a parking attendant not to book her. Then a man carrying multiple bags of shopping arrived. He stood on the pavement and waited while the woman looked around. She opened the boot then nodded to him. He ran across and dumped said shopping into said hole. Then it was boot down, bonnet down and they drove off. Now it an ambulance had arrived and was in a hurry...