It is a fact of life. There are self-centred people and victims.

In the UK any stationary object on the highway is an obstruction. The police may, if deemed, ask for it to move. You can argue, but it will move and they will book you for obstruction.

In reality the police have a lot of pressing events to attend to. Thoughtless parking is not high on their priority when cars are driving into parliament's barriers.

The next time I have to sit on the bus while the driver has to look for the idiot responsible or risk reversing in narrow roads....... the BMW's alarm will go off, that's fer sure. Unless it is a care nurse on duty like last time - you can never know!