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Edinburgh Live
John Bett Features Writer & Jacob Farr

Canny driver shares clever parking hack that could stop a lot of prangs

A man has shared how he believes he has discovered a hack for parking your car and it looks like it could be a real game changer if people were to get on board.

TikTok user bigbruva_77 has shown the new technique he has developed through his social media channel and it has gained thousands of viewers and comments from those sharing their thoughts on his approach.

In the footage he shared how he had gone to pick up a car from a General Motors garage in America - he was blown away by how they were storing the vehicles.

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To his surprise each car was parked on the left-hand line of the parking space, leaving just enough room either side for the doors to open - this apparently prevented bumps and general parking hassle - and it looks like it is a revelation, the Mirror reports.

In the video, the man said: "What if I told y'all we've been parking in parking spots wrong the whole time.

"This is where we pick up GM trucks, look how they're parked - they're parked on the line. You see how evenly spaced they are?

"Imagine if everyone at Walmart parked on the line, it would lessen the amount of dings and give you space to get in and out of your car.

He says we have been parking all wrong. (TikTok.)

"We've been doing it wrong the whole time y'all."

Since the video was shared, hundreds of users flocked to TikTok to comment their opinion - with one user saying the technique made the spaces appear twice as big.

But others saw a flaw in the plan, as one added: "Yo people can't even park inside the lines, you expect them to park on it?"

And another wrote: "I mean that's the same as if everyone parked in the middle, the general public is just bad at parking no matter what the standard is."

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