When Reed and Malloy stop at the house to check the boat they stop directly in front of, then park, blocking the neighbors driveway. Since that is illegal Malloy would not have done that.
At the restaurant, the valet drives the car forward only about 20 feet from where he picked it up.
Rather than parking it, he stops the car blocking the driveway so the license plate is visible to Malloy and Reed while he gets out to call his accomplice.