It's been announced that drivers will soon be able to legally park using their smartphones.

It seems the change can't come soon enough for some motorists judging by these ridiculous efforts at parking.

Hopefully the drivers featured in this collection showing some of the worst parking fails sent to us from across south London will do better in future with a bit of help from technology.

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If you've snapped pictures of any parking fails you've seen, whether they are hilarious or just plain bad, send them to us using the contribution link below and we'll add them to the gallery.