In this special instalment of Video of the Week, we take a look back at some past attempts, as well as the new current record for one of our most popular and hotly contested titles.

The record for the tightest parallel parking now stands at 24 cm (9.45 in) and was achieved by Zhang Hua (China) of the Chery Car Stunts Performance Team during filming for Zheng Da Zong Yi-Guinness World Records Special at Zhengzhi Driving School, Linyi City, Shandong Province, China in July.

This clip is part of our video of the week series - each Wednesday we bring you one of the most interesting and exciting record-breaking videos from our archives! See the full series here: ‪ http://bit.ly/GWRvidoftheweek