There were loads of other spaces, in fact behind me the spaces ran the other way (side on) and they were all free. I do a bit of work for my big mate on my days off, usually a jumbo Transit or lwb Sprinter so I know what they’re like to park, and I wouldn’t nip to the shops in one especially on a Sunday!I would’ve reversed in to be fair. Nightmare trying to reverse a van out of a parking space.