Car stuck in a tree and a man standing next to a yellow sports car on the beach.

“Can’t Park There, Mate” — 30 People Who Definitely Failed Their Parking Test

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There’s a specific kind of confidence it takes to abandon your car diagonally across two spots and just walk away like nothing happened. Then there’s a whole other category of car chaos entirely, the kind where you look at the photo and just think, how. Genuinely, how did this happen?

There’s an entire Facebook group dedicated to cataloging exactly this, people documenting the worst parking jobs and strangest accidents they come across in the wild. This list has both, some straightforward parking disasters and some genuinely bizarre wrecks that don’t have an easy explanation.

These will make your worst driving moment look pretty tame by comparison.

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Car stuck in a tree in a forest, with branches around it.
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Motorcycle parked on power lines, with wires and pole in the background.
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Car parked on staircase, blocking the way, with stairs and railing visible.
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Red car crashed into house, hanging over the sidewalk, with other damaged cars nearby.
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Car parked perpendicular to the curb on a tree-lined street.
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Car crashed into low bridge, debris on road, warning sign visible.
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Car crashed into a van on the side of the road, with other cars nearby.
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Car crashed into a sign that says 'Feeling Sleepy? Pull over.'.
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Car parked on a hedge above a road, with police and onlookers nearby.
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Car submerged in water inside an indoor swimming pool.
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Blue car crashed into a billboard at Drakehouse Retail Park.
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Car hanging from power lines after crashing into utility pole.
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Car crashed into guardrail on a winding road in a rural area.
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Yellow sports car stuck in sand with a man standing beside it on the beach.
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15.

Hot air balloon with Pepsi logo blocking the road, cars driving past.
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Black SUV parked on a grassy area in a parking lot.
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Car crashes into barrier with people standing nearby at sunset.
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White Audi car crashed into a brick wall, partially hanging over a ledge.
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19.

Car parked on roof of a house with a person standing nearby.
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20.

Car crashed into bushes, partially hidden by branches and foliage.
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21.

Small airplane crashed into trees, surrounded by caution tape in a rural area.
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Car crashed into a pole, hanging at an angle with people observing.
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23.

Car crashed into wooden pallets in a warehouse, causing a mess.
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24.

Car parked on a dirt road with open door, mountains and trees in background.
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Car parked on sidewalk with large bush on top, blocking the entrance.
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Car crashed into a fence in a parking lot at night.
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White SUV crashed into parking lot curb with police cars in background.
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Black car parked on sidewalk next to a white wall at night.
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Car parked in a stairwell, blocking the stairs and door.
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Car crashed into highway sign, hanging upside down with a person hanging from it.
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