AuthorPPA Staff

With more than 200 million drivers on  the road in the U.S. alone, you can bet your bottom dollar that you’ll see a good amount of comedy on the road, or in these cases, off the road.

Parking Fail # 1

Alright, so there’s nothing necessarily wrong with this park job. But this guy made the mistake of parking while having overly-clever friends with too much time on their hands.

Also: hopefully customers were shopping pretty lightly that day.

Parking Fail # 2

Either the high tide was higher than normal that day, or the driver was just flat out stupid.

If the driver ever had a chance of saving his car and dignity, luckily it looks like they had a loyal group of friends lending a hand.

Just remember folks: If you’re going to a beach that has a parking lot, use it.

Parking Fail # 3

A+ for execution, F- for following directions.

Looks like the Tetris world champion has a challenger on their hands.  

Big question though: How’d they get out? If they took the Austin Powers route, that’s a hefty repair bill that’ll need to be paid to the other drivers.

Remember: If you see a parking fail in an area that we patrol, call our communications line at 215-683-9775 and we’ll send someone out to take a look!

It’s inevitable: When parking on a street or parking lot, you’re bound to come across a park job that leaves you feeling something like this.

You get the jist: Until every vehicle becomes self-driving, bad park jobs will be a daily occurrence.  Luckily for us, some of the park jobs make for some good comedy as you’ll see in this edition of Parking Fails.

Parking Fail #1

Let the debate begin: Who had first right to this parking spot?

The mini white car may have entered the spot first, but the win goes to the red car, for having the way cooler upper hand.

On a side note: Even if the driver of the white car won first dibs, they’re still way out of bounds.

Parking Fail #2

This guy obviously plays a little too much Tetris if you ask us.

On the surface, this seems like a pristine park job, right? One issue though: How the heck is this guy going to get out of his spot?

Our guess is he probably had to play the good ol’ waiting game until one of the other cars moved; an admirable sacrifice to remain Tetris champion of the world.

Parking Fail #3

Yo Bruce, you might have the authority to beat criminals to a pulp, but could you at least park within the lines?

Actually… nevermind, bud. Just do your thing. We’ve seen what you’re capable of. Nobody wants to be on the receiving end of this.

Come across a parking fail? Send it our way on Twitter or Facebook! Also, if you see an illegally parked car in an area that we patrol, call our communications line at 215-683-9775 and we’ll send someone to take a look.

From retail aisles to fast food parking lots, people are still finding interesting ways to park — and they’re not pretty. If our past versions of parking fails show us anything, it’s that despite going through driving school and getting a license, drivers still forget how to properly park.

Okay, maybe we’re being a bit harsh, but these gems are still worth breaking down.

Parking Fail #1

Clean up in aisle seven!

This guy took the term “drive through” literally. It doesn’t look like anyone got hurt, but if they did, at least they wound up in the first aid aisle.

As for the damage to the rear bumper: Car parts are probably a few aisles over.

Alright, so maybe this guy didn’t really mean to park there. Either way, let this be a reminder that gas is on the right and break is on left.

   Parking Fail #2

Okay, we know KFC is finger lickin good, but really?

KFC, if you’re reading, this is some good advertising material. Your food is so darn good your customers forget how to park.

Seriously though: Were these guys so fixated on getting their four piece chicken leg meal that common sense went out the window? Either way, this is probably the most expensive fast food outing they’ve ever had — if you include the tow fee.

Parking Fail #3

Need another reason not to park in front of a fire hydrant? See Exhibit A to the left.

Not only could you get a ticket, you could lose two car windows in the process. Sure, the firefighters could have waited for a tow truck, but they ain’t got time for dat, especially with a blazing fire across the street.

Kudos to the firefighters for doing what they had to do, but you can’t help but wonder what the driver thought when returning to their car.

Did you spot a parking fail? Send it our way on Twitter or Facebook! Better yet: If you see an illegally parked car in an area that we patrol, call our communications line at 215-683-9775 and we’ll send someone to check it out.