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Moment scaffolders wreak their revenge on Bloxwich motorist refusing to move his car

These scaffolders wreaked revenge on a motorist who refused to move his car so they could unload their van - by building a barrier and blocking him in.

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This was the man's car parked up before the row erupted. The scaffolders had requested he moved it to another space. Photo: Kennedy News and Media

Elliot Lockett claims he was working on a property in Bloxwich, Walsall when he realised a man had used the parking bay six feet behind their truck.

The 23-year-old says he politely asked him to move the white Volkswagen as they'd struggle to unload their 21ft-long poles without damaging the car or causing a public safety risk.

This was the man's car parked up before the row erupted. The scaffolders had requested he moved it to another space. Photo: Kennedy News and Media
This was the man's car parked up before the row erupted. The scaffolders had requested he moved it to another space. Photo: Kennedy News and Media

Footage shows him telling the motorist "right buddy, that car can't be parked there. Please can you move it? You can see we're doing the work".

But the man repeatedly says "no" and "I will tell you the law" as he wags his finger at Elliot and then tells him he'll "get documents".

Elliot claims the "rude" man stormed off without moving his car so they were forced to remove their 21ft poles at an angle and temporarily block the road or footpath.

To get "revenge" they deliberately erected scaffolding at the front of the vehicle and a pole to stretch down its side so they could stop the man from leaving the parking bay.

Another clip shows him returning an hour later and one of Elliot's colleagues telling the stunned man 'I've done the barrier'.

When the man returns, he finds that the scaffolders have blocked him into a parking space with their poles. Photo: Kennedy News and Media

When he asks "what are you doing?" Elliot repeats "you asked us to put a barrier up, mate' so the 'irate' man slams his car door shut and says 'okay, you can do anything you want to do".