They may just be seven years old, however they give instructions to drivers for parking in the heart of Rome.

Residents of the Italian capital are familiar with the picture of minors “valets” groups as in the last few weeks have “sprung” all over the city.

According to the newspaper Il Corriere della Sera and Mario Proto, minors under the authority of their parents, who are alleged to have Romanian ancestry, are daily “seen” in the Consolazione Square .
Drivers seem accustomed to the spectacle and even after following the instructions of the small valets and parked their vehicle, they pay them .
According to the Italian newspaper, children and … their instructors often react strongly when one of the drivers refuse to pay, and in some cases they even make offensive comments and damage the cars for punishment.
Meanwhile, children are at risk while running to “serve” the drivers, from the passing cars, without however to seem to be of concern to parents.

The local police station is only a breath away from where all this is taking place, and the police officers walk daily in front of the illegal parking.