'Selfish' parking act infuriates Aussies - as calls grow for a tax on one ... trends now
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Australians have been left outraged over a driver's selfish parking act, reigniting calls to raise the parking fees for owners of US-style pick-up trucks.
A photo posted on Reddit on Sunday of a giant GMC pick-up taking up two spots at Burwood Brickworks, in Melbourne's east, sparked outrage.
Fed-up with with these giant utes, many angry drivers are demanding drastic action.
Some councils across Australia are investigating the possibility of charging drivers of super-sized vehicles extra to park their cars.
A photo posted on social media on Sunday of a giant GMC pick-up taking up two spots at Burwood Brickworks in Melbourne's south east sparked outrage
Yarra City Council unanimously voted last month to look into the issue.
Greens councillor Sophie Wade told Yahoo it was intimidating sharing the road with larger vehicles.
'We've got streets that just weren't designed for this kind of vehicle,' she said.
'They're narrow, we've got lots of pedestrians, cyclists, shoppers on busy shopping strips, lots of
