PARK STRIFE
Selfish drivers double park on our street and block us in – we’re trapped in our homes & no one will help
RESIDENTS have slammed "horrendous" drivers who selfishly double park on their road and block them in.
Homeowners in the Edinburgh street claim that motorists use the area as a "glorified Park and Ride" - leaving them without any spaces.
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One Leith resident said his day was "ruined" when he found his own car blocked by inconsiderate drivers - leaving him and his wife stuck indoors.
The lack of space has meant that another local hasn't had any visitors for ages - with some forced to park miles away to find a spot.
Beyond the terrible parking, residents also described noisy delivery vans thundering down the road at 4am.
Terry Monaghan, 71 - who has lived on the street for several years - blasted: "It’s horrendous, they’ve got the shop delivery coming here constantly.
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"Bin lorries sometimes come two at a time which is terrible as it blocks the whole road.
“The double parking is also terrible, I couldn’t even get in my Volvo with my wife, it ruined our day.”
Residents also fear ambulances wouldn't fit down the double-parked road in an emergency, putting lives at risk.
John, 35, said: "It’s terrible, there is no way an emergency services vehicle would be able to get up the street and lives are seriously at risk.
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"The council don’t seem to have done much about it and it is a well known issue about the double parking on this street.
"So often people will park and leave their car but what is the alternative?
"It’s not fair to charge the people who live here but how else can you try to discourage the people who are taking advantage?"
Fellow local Deborah Chambers, 43, added: "I’m not a driver but my dad is. The parking has been a nightmare for him.
"He has sometimes had to park all the way down at the bottom of the street or around the corner.
It’s terrible, there is no way an emergency services vehicle would be able to get up the street and lives are seriously at risk.
Local resident John
"Friends and family have not been wanting to visit me for ages because they find it too hard to get parked here.
"It has even been hard for delivery drivers, bin men and lorries to come down because there’s just so little space on the road.
"Everyone parks all over the place.
"Nothing’s been done about it and it’s been getting worse since [the start of the pandemic]."
Residents claim there have been murmurings about being installed on the street.
One local resident said: "Firstly, there is a plan to bring a parking meter around here which is probably a good thing.
"You do tend to get quite a lot of people parked here to go out of town.
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"It’s sort of like a glorified Park and Ride, which could be a problem for residents."
The City of Edinburgh Council has been approached for comment.
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