How not to enter a carpark

A driver beached his car after attempting to drive down a pedestrian stairway in Auckland.

The male motorist got confused which way to go while driving down Rosedale Rd in Albany.

He did not get far before the small maroon sedan became stuck on the stairs.

Staci O'Brien posted photos of the traffic trouble on social media.

"How not to enter a carpark ... Auckland drivers get better by the day!" she said.

The motorist didn't see the pedestrian stairway as he tried to turn. Photo: Staci O'Brien

A worker at a nearby Tai Ping Supermarket said the incident happened about 11am.

"He tried to turn left and didn't see it was not a driveway ... he just went the wrong way," she said.

The car, which was not noticeably damaged, was still marooned more than three hours later.