The driver will wait for us in/at the parking lot. All I know is that in the US, the 99.9999% assumption would be that the driver is waiting in the vehicle. If he's not, then that would normally need a special explanation. And there isn't one here. So if the vehicle is in the parking lot, he is in the parking lot, by extension.
After all, we drive into the parking lot. The parking lot is also a two-dimensional area, but it can be three-dimensional if the parking lot is enclosed (with a roof), which adds the notion of "height." In any event, I don't find "parked on the parking lot" incorrect.
The term 'car park' is derived from the military expression 'artillery park', which was a field or open space where guns were ranged. 'Car park' covers any place specifically set aside for cars to be left temporarily. It is a broader term than 'parking lot'. 'Car park' includes underground and multi-storey car parks, neither of which could be described as a 'parking lot'. Another point is that ...
A parking space is a space which is used for parking. Space is countable in this usage, and parking is being used as an adjective.
It would probably, depending on the location of parking near the post office, imply that I was parked on the street in front of the post office, but I wouldn't utilize those sentences to communicate that fact.
The bookstore is very big and there is a parking lot/space/place beside it. Do a parking lot, space, and place refer to the same thing? And which should I use here? Thanks.