Parking Charges

The petition is entitled make it illegal to charge for parking and the explanatory notes say

"This is one of the biggest rip-offs, currently being perpetrated against the British Public."

I beg your pardon? What on earth gives you the "right" to park somewhere? Why on earth shouldn't you be charged for taking up space with your car? You don't think, say, rent is a rip-off, presumably? Just what planet is this petitioner on?