--- title: "Driver incredulous after man 'chopes' lot by standing in it at Sixth Avenue: 'Are you serious?'" url: "/singapore-seen/driver-incredulous-after-man-chopes-lot-by-standing-in-it-at-sixth-avenue-are-you" published: "2023-03-24T05:09:27.000Z" updated: "2023-03-24T05:09:27.000Z" section: "Singapore Seen" tags: ["chope","parking"] --- # Driver incredulous after man 'chopes' lot by standing in it at Sixth Avenue: 'Are you serious?' *Like tissue paper packets at hawker centres, using your person to “chope” a parking space is fast becoming a trend. * The New Paper March 23, 2023 Like tissue paper packets at hawker centres, using your person to “chope” a parking space is fast becoming a trend.  A driver was left frustrated when a man stood in the middle of a parking space in Sixth Avenue as he attempted to reverse park. In a TikTok video he uploaded via his dashcam, user Joepele3 reverses into a space where a man in a red polo is standing while casually sipping a beverage. The man refuses to budge no matter how close the car gets.  When the driver emerges, he says: "I'm chope-ing the lot for my friend, he's right there," while gesturing behind him.  The driver is incredulous, and can be heard saying: "Are you serious? My goodness!"  He then gets back into his car and drives off.  Thankfully for the red-shirted man, this driver was calm and placid. In May last year, another woman tried a similar move, “parking herself” at a carpark space in Marina Bay Sands.  That time, the driver wasn't having any of it, and proceeded to reverse into the lot anyway.