'Arrogant and un-Australian' men are caught trying to 'save' a prime parking spot in Melbourne on a busy Sunday night Dashcam video shows two men 'saving' a car spot for someone on a busy street The standoff between the driver and the men goes for three awkward minutes They eventually leave, allowing the driver to park in the spot on Sunday night The footage was posted online with the driver calling the two men 'arrogant' By Alana Mazzoni For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:28 BST, 1 April 2019 | Updated: 02:28 BST, 1 April 2019 Viewcomments Two men who stood in a car spot on a busy street in an attempt to 'save' it for their friend have been labeled 'arrogant' and 'un-Australian'. IT professonal Arik, who didn't reveal his surname, was searching for a car spot in Melbourne's CBD on Sunday night before meeting his wife for dinner. The 37-year-old spotted a vacant spot with two men standing in it and initially thought they might have been Good Samaritans reserving him the space . 'I thought they were doing me a favour because they saw me looking for a spot. But when I tried to pull in, they didn't budge,' he told the Herald Sun. When the 37-year-old driver found the available car park, he thought the two men may have been holding it for him because they saw him searching for a spot He quickly realised that the men were actually trying to 'save' the spot for a friend. Dashcam footage from his car, uploaded to YouTube, shows the pair of men smiling and laughing despite Arik honking his horn for them to move out of the way. The encounter goes on for over three minutes - and shows the pair remaining stubbornly standing on the car space on Franklin Street. One of the men can be seen on his phone, appearing to be talking to the friend they told Arik they were holding the spot for. The defiant men appear to stand in the car spot on Franklin Street for three minutes while the driver's dash-cam captures the encounter When Arik told the men they were being filmed, one man can be seen laughing while looking down the camera lens and posing. After a three-minute standoff, Arik's persistence paid off with the two men eventually leaving and allowing him to park in the spot on the busy street. 'One of the men said they had a friend who was looking for a spot, but the person was nowhere to be seen for what could have been up to 10 minutes,' Arik said. 'It's a very un-Australian thing to do. This kind of behaviour is just so arrogant. I couldn't believe it.' One of the men can be seen on his phone - appearing to talk to the person he's 'holding' the spot for, before they eventually leave and allow the driver to park there Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility