There's a reason the parking enforcement officer is the most derided worker on Earth: parking our cars is hard enough, so, long as we're not blocking a fire hydrant or emergency exit, it's simply scream-inducing every time we manage to find a spot only to return to a $40 ticket on our windshields.
But while any driver that's ever disdainfully barked "meter maid!" at a municipal employee thinks their town is the worst for parking, where, truly, are the most irritating cities to stash your car? With data from IBM's Commuter Pain Index, here are the world's 20 worst cities to park your car.
*"Parking Pain" scores account for five issues: 1) longest amount of time looking for a parking space, 2) inability to find a parking place, 3) disagreement over parking spots, 4) received a parking ticket for illegal parking, and 5) number of parking tickets received.
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