Driver takes seven minutes and 18 manoeuvres to parallel park in double-bay parking space
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A driver has been filmed taking seven minutes and more than 18 manoeuvres to parallel park her tiny car in a double-bay parking space.
The spectacle in Guildford high street, Surrey, was caught on camera by property maintenance director Lee Smith over Christmas as he sat in his van eating lunch.
Lee captured the driver's attempts to navigate the Renault Clio green hatchback into the roomy space and provided a hilarious running commentary from inside his own vehicle.
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Lee, 36, said: "I've never seen anything like it. If she'd done the manoeuvre once or twice that would be fine but this was for seven minutes."
The footage captures the driver repeatedly reversing, nudging forward and even opening the door and getting out of the car to assess how far away she is from the kerb in the double space.
Dad-of-two Lee said: "We'd parked up after getting a KFC lunch and this all unfolded in front of us.
(Photo: Mercury Press)
(Photo: Mercury Press)
"It was five minutes on the nose from me starting filming to when the lady, who I'm assuming is her mum, gets out of the car.
"This had been going on for two or three minutes before I started filming - she was just doing the exact same manoeuvre over and over and over again."
(Photo: Mercury Press)
(Photo: Mercury Press)
Eventually the driver hops out to help an elderly lady out of the car and onto the pavement.
Once the passenger is safely on the pavement the driver gets back in again and within a few manoeuvres manages to successfully park.