can't park there, mate in English

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        "A banterous phrase often uttered when coming across a crashed, broken-down, stuck, wheel-clamped, or otherwise immobilised vehicle, especially when said vehicle is in an unusual position. Said with the tongue-in-cheek implication that the owner of the vehicle is able to, and should, move it. \"Mate\" can be rarely replaced with a different form of address."
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        "(chiefly UK, humorous) A banterous phrase often uttered when coming across a crashed, broken-down, stuck, wheel-clamped, or otherwise immobilised vehicle, especially when said vehicle is in an unusual position. Said with the tongue-in-cheek implication that the owner of the vehicle is able to, and should, move it. \"Mate\" can be rarely replaced with a different form of address."
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        "(chiefly UK, humorous) A banterous phrase often uttered when coming across a crashed, broken-down, stuck, wheel-clamped, or otherwise immobilised vehicle, especially when said vehicle is in an unusual position. Said with the tongue-in-cheek implication that the owner of the vehicle is able to, and should, move it. \"Mate\" can be rarely replaced with a different form of address."
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"can't park there, mate" meaning in English

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