Residents' parking hell!

PROBLEMS . . . Cars on the pavement and double yellow lines on Lynmouth Avenue

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PARENTS dropping off and picking up their children at a nearby school are making one road a nightmare for residents.

Residents are annoyed by the parking problems caused by the school run at opening and closing times which sees parents ignore parking restriction signs on Lynmouth Avenue, near Hathershaw College, as they drop off or wait for their child.

The parking on the area, which is designated as a permit-holders only zone, has seen the residents struggle to get off their drives in the morning and some have claimed that after 2.30pm it is impossible to get back to their house.

They also raised concerns about the ability of emergency vehicles to pass through should the need arrive, stating that there were a large number of elderly residents who may at some point need an ambulance.

Dave Petterson, of Lynmoth Avenue, described the parking as appalling and dangerous.

He said: "If you decide to go out in the morning you can't get back and park your car. It's just the way they are parking, it is appalling. They are on the pavement, they are parking dangerously.

"What if an ambulance is coming down? They won't be able to get through and a lot of the residents around here are elderly."

Another resident John Caulfield said: "In the morning it is very bad, but in the afternoon you can't get back to the house if it is after 2.30pm. This is a residential road. It shouldn't be being used to pick up and drop people off."

Oldham Council, who note received a complaint, warned motorists who park in permit areas that they could get a £35 fine which if not paid within 14 days, would be increased to £70, if caught.