Big squeeze on parking
INEPT road workers painted two sets of double yellow lines along a 4ft-wide alley that is too narrow to drive down.
Residents were baffled to discover the lines, part of a clampdown on illegal parking in Swindon, Wiltshire.
Nathalie Fisher, who lives nearby, said it was a "bit of a mystery". She added: "You couldn't even fit a motorbike down it." Local businessman Ray Mudhar said: "It's one of the stupidest things I've seen."
The lines run all along the 60ft-long path, with just 13 inches between them.
Swindon Borough Council confirmed the work was done on its behalf by contractors.
A spokesman said: "It seems that our contractors forgot just how big cars actually are when they painted this one. We will be taking it up with them."