Liverpool: Reality of pavement parking

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Parents, businesses, and residents have been left in disputes over a new council street ban which they insist has made the parking situation “even worse”. The new red route in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, has caused chaos in the neighbourhood as parents look for alternative parking to pick up their children from the nearby school. The local council brought in the new red route in an attempt to solve the parking chaos around Sneyd Academy in Sneyd Green.

But despite the new route, the council has not yet installed cameras in the side streets off the busy main road to catch rule breaking drivers.

As a result, residents are claiming parents are parking in front of their homes and on the pavements in an effort to pick up their children from school.

Kev Cope, boss of Sneyd Street Tyres, told The Sun: “The new red route hasn’t stopped the parking problem, it’s just moved it up the road towards us.

“People park on my forecourt, on the road, the pavement, anywhere they can whether it’s legal or not.

“These restriction have been in force for some weeks but it’s not made any difference. It is driving us all mad!”

Kev said the £70 fine for breaching the rule hasn’t deterred some drivers from flouting it.

He added: “They still stop on the red line and although traffic camera signs are up the council hasn’t installed any cameras yet so a few are risking it.”

He added that his business on Sneyd Street 100 yards from the school was forcing school run vehicles to park outside his garage or even in it, saying: “It’s made the situation worse for me and the neighbouring businesses.

“My customers are being blocked in and cars are parked all up the street to  the nearest side road, Crossway Road, and it’s very dangerous.

Kev said the school had attempted to buy a lot of land opposite to turn into a car park, stating: “But it never happened. They ran out of money and a developer bought the land for houses.

“It’s a shame as that would have been ideal and made it a lot safer around here for everyone.

“The parking situation is crazy and now it’s even worse for some of us.”

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Parking has long been an issue for parents attempting to drop off and pick up their children on weekdays, with residents nearby often suffering the consequences.

The new route bans drivers from stopping on Sneyd Street and surrounding roads between 8.30am-9.30am and 2.30pm-3.30pm Monday to Friday. It has replaced double yellow lines. Anyone caught breaking the rules face a £70 fine.

Claire Tunstall lives in a side street near the school which has also had its double yellows replaced with a red route.

The mum of one and carer to her sister’s three children – all pupils there – said: “We’re lucky because we’re so close and can walk but when the kids were younger and I needed a double buggy it was a pain because the pavements were always blocked.”

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