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The most creative, weird and downright idiotic parkers crowned in Twitter competition

Britain is in the middle of a parking bay shortage, so motorists have come up with their own bizarre solutions to combat the problem

IF there is one thing Brits can't stand, it's poor parkers - especially considering the apparent shortage of spaces right across the country.

But what drives most of us nuts can sometimes be seen as pure creativity by the perpetrators of these crimes against Britain's parking bays.

There's a reason Brits struggle to find a parking space
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There's a reason Brits struggle to find a parking spaceCredit: Reddit

Research by car retailer Peter Vardy found more than a quarter of motorists in the UK admitted to creating their own car park.

This prompted a Twitter competition to find the most "creative"; parking solution users could find.

From roundabouts to trolley shelters, and even halfway up a wall, some motorists really took solving their parking problem to another level.

Read on to see ten of the most creative, weird and down-right idiotic parkers in the country.

Magic roundabout

No one is telling this Mini driver to make a U-Turn on his park
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No one is telling this Mini driver to make a U-Turn on his park

Stop troll-ey-ing us

Tesco's premium parking space - ideal if it rains
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Tesco's premium parking space - ideal if it rains

Street cruiser

If it's got four wheels and a motor, your nan will park it anywhere
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If it's got four wheels and a motor, your nan will park it anywhere

Water you doing?

Someone forgot to check the tides
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Someone forgot to check the tides

Should have gone to Speck savers

The "Speck Mobile" isn't making any new friends
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The "Speck Mobile" isn't making any new friends

Driving us up the wall

Giving the term "off-roader" a whole new meaning
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Giving the term "off-roader" a whole new meaning

Smart move

If it fits, it goes in seems to be this driver's mantra
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If it fits, it goes in seems to be this driver's mantra

Centre of attention

That one friend that always has to be in the middle of the group
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That one friend that always has to be in the middle of the group

Crossed the line

Technically their wheels are still in the spot...
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Technically their wheels are still in the spot...

In-Kia-siderate

Hopefully no one needed a trolley that day
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Hopefully no one needed a trolley that day

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Hamish Livingston, digital manager at , said: “A lot of places in the UK are quite historic, so it’s feasible that a lot of the city centres have limited space as often they’ve been designed back when there weren’t many (or any) cars on the road.

“Locations that have introduced means to reduce congestion have also had the effect of freeing up some car park spaces, but people are still claiming they need to create their own spaces due to lack of availability.

“Our competition gained some interesting entries - proof that it is an issue many of us face in daily driving life”.

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