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Vinci, Tuscanny, the Italian village famed as the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci has just notched up another invention: the world's first official love carpark.

Vinci council has set aside 172 parking spaces for lovers to use at night without having to fear arrest for indecent behaviour - or attacks by serial killers.

A sports stadium carpark by day transforms into a drive-in for lovers by night, with soft lighting and rubbish bins by each window.

Mayor Giancarlo Faenzi claimed 90 per cent of local residents had made love in a car at least once.

Car sex is common in Italy, where most children live with their parents until they marry, often well into their 30s.