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A car-lover has defended his cheeky parking after taking up four spaces for his "pride and joy" while branding other drivers "idiots".

Pictures began circulating online of a white SEAT parked across four spaces in a car park in Spalding.

Another image showed the same car parked across two spaces.

When the pictures were uploaded to a community Facebook group, Spotted Spalding, the owner was perfectly happy to explain his bizarre parking tactics, reports Lincolnshire Live .

Fabio Silva, who claimed to be the owner of the car on Spotted Spalding, urged people to understand.

He wrote: “Nothing quite like parking and taking up four spaces.

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“Start spending hundreds of pounds on your car and then you'll understand where I'm coming from.

“Sorry for not wanting idiots ruining my pride and joy.”

The pictures sparked dozens of responses on Facebook, with many taking the chance to condemn the driver for his parking.

One poster wrote: “And to think the person driving that car was the fastest swimmer!

“What a poor gene pool.”

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Another said: “Tell him to get better insurance. One that covers vandalism.

“My neighbour did mine on purpose and I ended up being a couple of grand better off.”

But, surprisingly, there were some people who supported the driver’s decision.

One person said: “And seeing someone open their door on another car I don't blame them for parking their car like that.”