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BAD parkers beware - two Melbourne students are on a mission to name and shame, with hilarious consequences.
They are exposing drivers who can't read signs, can't judge distances or simply can't be bothered finding an actual parking space.
Steven and Aaron, both 21, have posted dozens of photos on their Melbourne's Crap Parkers Facebook page.
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They told the Sunday Herald Sun they didn't want to give their surnames, concerned at the possibility of retribution from the dodgy drivers they've embarrassed, with the page now having almost 30,000 likes.
Aaron said their phones buzzed constantly as Melburnians sent in photos of atrocious parking efforts.
The pair had more than 500 messages they hadn't even had time to read, with dozens more photos coming through every day.
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Their page even ensnared Boroondara Mayor Jack Wegman, whose car was parked slightly over the line between his reserved spot and a disabled park.
Cr Wegman said the page was "just so lame", before admitting it was his car.
"There are other explanations," Cr Wegman said. "It doesn't mean the mayor was driving. It doesn't mean a car on the other side wasn't encroaching."
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Steven said another parker had threatened to call the police to have the "illegal" photo taken down.
"I wrote back and said your parking is illegal," he said.
Aaron and Steven said they took extra care to park properly since setting up the page. "I make sure I'm good and I park as best I can," Steven said. "But I did knock off my mirror reversing in my own driveway."
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As the photos flood in, Aaron said Narre Warren, Berwick, Sunbury and Sunshine were emerging as Melbourne's leading locations for lousy parking.
RACV driving instructor Paul Kalra, who works in Melbourne's southeast, said people's parking skills weren't up to scratch.
"They don't have much respect for the law," Mr Kalra said. "You have to do things more cautiously."
It's advice worth heeding - Steven and Aaron want the page to reach hundreds of thousands of people.
"Hopefully people will think twice when they're parking, imagining what if someone takes a photo of them and we put it up," Aaron said.
They're even planning to make business cards for fans to give out, with a link to the page and message saying: "Congratulations, you're one of Melbourne's crap parkers."
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