The driver of a huge American truck has angered KFC customers by parking in four parking spaces.
The Ford F-250 pick-up was parked lengthwise outside the fast food chain's Mooroolbark restaurant in Melbourne's east, with other motorists calling the driver “selfish”.
“KFC Mooroolbark tonight, car park full at 7pm, drive thru into the street and a shop full of people with a typical wait time of 20-30 minutes,” wrote an outraged man who posted the photo on Facebook.
Furious commentators denounced the said parking effort, with one saying the car 'certainly could have backed up right by the KFC sign'.
An American monster truck driver (pictured) has angered customers by taking up multiple parking spaces in a KFC car park
Others used unkind words, describing the driver as a 'selfish a******' and a 'drop-kick'.
About 8,000 US pick-up trucks were sold in Australia in 2022, and that number is expected to rise as final figures for 2023 are tallied.
The latest heated parking battle comes after news that the size of parking bays across Australia could be increased to make room for the larger cars and utes that have soared in popularity.
Standards Australia is inviting public feedback on a draft proposal aimed at expanding the standard size of off-street parking spaces.
The review follows the surge in popularity of American-style crew cabs and mega trucks such as the Ford Ranger and Toyota Hilux; the two best selling cars in Australia.
Imports such as the Ram 1500 and GWM ute are also proving popular, along with old favorites such as the Mazda BT50 and Isuzu D-Max.
Under the new proposal, off-street parking spaces, such as parking lots, would be expanded to a length of 5.6 meters.
The national size requirements for on- and off-street parking spaces are set by Standards Australia and are currently 2.4 by 5.4 metres.
One expert said it is not just the width and length of car parks that need to be reviewed, but also their weight, with the larger and heavier vehicles risking collapsing multi-storey car parks.
Pictured are cars parked by car park at KFC's Mooroolbark branch in Melbourne
“Vehicle weights have doubled in the last decade,” urban planner and author Dr David Mepham said 9News.
'It's not enough to just look at size, we have to look at weight too.
'Parking lots abroad have collapsed due to the weight of the cars; they can't handle the weight.
“So there is a trend to look not just at the size of the parking garage, but also at the technology,” he said.