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Kent's worst parking revealed

Nothing gets people more irate than inconsiderate or idiotic parking - especially from those supposed to be setting a good example.

From a car perched precariously over a wall to a coach stuck on a roundabout, we look back at examples of the worst parking ever seen in Kent.

Car in City Way, Rochester. Picture credit @InstructorGeoff
Car in City Way, Rochester. Picture credit @InstructorGeoff

No, we're not sure how this happened either.

The blue Fiesta was snapped in an upright position after somehow reversing onto a wall in City Way, Rochester last year.

There have been many examples of dozy drivers underestimating the tide and parking cars on Kent's beaches - only to return confused when their vehicle is nowhere to be seen.

Oops. Picture: Michael Watts
Oops. Picture: Michael Watts

In Maidstone, a driver misjudged a manoeuvre and ended up shunting forward and teetering over a flight of steps.

The red Mazda was pictured in the tricky spot in Bambridge Court last September.

And the next stop is....a coach stuck on the roundabout at Brookland.
And the next stop is....a coach stuck on the roundabout at Brookland.

Next stop, this roundabout!

A coachload of German school pupils ended up stranded after their driver (for reasons unknown) mounted the roundabout in Brookland last month and became stuck.

A car stuck on Sunny Sands beach in Folkestone. Picture: Gary Browne
A car stuck on Sunny Sands beach in Folkestone. Picture: Gary Browne

Another motorist to fall victim to the pitfalls of parking on the beach here.

The Fiat 500 became wedged in Folkestone's Sunny Sands after taking a wrong turn down a ramp.

This police car was snapped parked in a disabled bay in Strood
This police car was snapped parked in a disabled bay in Strood

A classic example of "do as I say, not as I do" mentality, a police car was caught on camera illegally parked in a disabled space in Strood.

The officer responsible was disciplined after the incriminating photo came to light.

The CCTV car was caught out in Gillingham in 2011
The CCTV car was caught out in Gillingham in 2011

Again, failing to lead by example, Medway Council's much-maligned CCTV car was snapped parked on double yellow lines AND in front of a zebra crossing.

The photo taken outside Byron Primary School in Gillingham in 2011 prompted the council to warn the driver not to park illegally when trying to catch drivers... er, parking illegally.

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