Christmas car parking craziness

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Today we went out to do some Christmas Shopping in the city and we parked in the John Lewis car-park - normally we park in the Mall car-park because it is more central to the city, however, I had some John Lewis gift vouchers I wanted to use, and I also wanted to pick up the Ginger Bread House making kit they sell. So we parked in John Lewis - it was easy to get in, a small queue for 5 minutes, and we found a parking spot very quickly (we were lucky!). 

After completing our shopping in the city, we made our way back to the car-park as the shops were closing. Relieved to finally get in the car, we eagerly anticipated going home. As we pulled out of our parking spot and descended the first ramp, we joined a line of cars. I thought to myself, "There might be a slow drive ahead with this queue, but it shouldn't be a problem." However, we ended up waiting and waiting without any movement. After being completely stationary for 20 minutes, my husband got out of the car and walked to the wall to see what was going on. From the 6th floor, he confirmed that the streets were congested and cars were slowly inching onto the road.

After a period of waiting and slowly shifting, an hour had passed and we finally reached level 5. At this point, I was extremely anxious as people around us were either manoeuvring their cars or walking down to the lower levels to investigate the situation. As we continued to wait, after an hour and 20 minutes, the queue began to move at a slow pace. Eventually, we reached the 4th floor where car-park attendants were going around to each car, apologising for the delay and explaining that it was due to a combination of a local football game ending just before the shops closed, resulting in everyone in the city trying to leave at the same time.

A note to self: avoid shopping during a Premiership football match in the city, especially during the Christmas season.

P.S I would love to hear your car-parking crazy stories.