Hidden parking spaces which pop up from your drive have become a must-have home improvement in London.

The £40,000 parking spots can be hidden beneath a flowerbed, lawn, or even another parking space.

Owners simply press a button on a keyring to raise the car out of the ground, much like the rocket launching apparatus in Thunderbirds.

There is already a four month waiting list to get the sci-fi style parking space installed and bosses of Cardok - the company behind the hydraulic platforms - say orders are pouring in faster than they can build them.

... and not just from people with odd eyebrows and strings controlling their arms.