Scaffolders get back at driver who refused to budge by trapping his car.

Elliot Lockett and his team of scaffolders had a difficult job to do in Bloxwich, Birmingham. As they arrived to begin their work, they noticed a white Volkswagen parked 6ft behind their truck, making it impossible to unload their 21ft-long poles without damaging the car or causing risk to public safety.

The scaffolders politely asked the motorist to move his vehicle, but he refused. The driver became angry and wagged his finger as he told the scaffolder he wouldn’t move, even claiming to know the law. Frustrated, the scaffolders had no option but to unload the poles at an angle and block the road temporarily.

That’s when the lads took the opportunity to get their own back. They decided to barricade the car in by building a barrier right in front of it and along the side, making it impossible for the man to get out. When he returned one hour later, he was not best pleased. He threatened to call the police on Elliot and his workmates, but no officers ever arrived.

Elliot, from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, admitted what they did was ‘petty’ but argued that ‘He was being petty, so we played him at his own game’. He also said that he had taken the video to ‘cover his own back’. The video has since divided opinion with some people saying the man deserved to be blocked in while others believe they could have carried on working regardless.

It’s not the first time a driver has been stuck in a tricky situation. A few months ago, a man got so stuck in a glory hole that firefighters had to pull him until he was free. Similarly, a load of cars were stranded in floodwater earlier this week after acting like lemmings.

It’s not always wise to refuse to follow the instructions of people who are trying to do their job, as the driver in Bloxwich discovered. In any case, Elliot and his team of scaffolders were able to get their own back and complete their work, proving that common sense and a little bit of ingenuity can go a long way.

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