Residents have been left “distressed” by parking chaos around a town centre supermarket in Wiltshire.
Riding School Yard is a small private road, with no through route, next to the busy Waitrose store on Marlborough High Street.
Those who live in the yard say “inconsiderate and illegal” parking by shoppers wanting to visit either Waitrose or the surrounding shops has been causing them “constant” problems.
Double yellow lines are in place over the entrance to the yard but on multiple occasions drivers have ignored these restrictions.
In some cases, this has prevented residents from entering or exiting the yard.
In a highways improvement request submitted to Marlborough Town Council, one local said: “The double yellow lines in place should be enough, however sadly they are not.
“Numerous vehicles all conveniently forget the length of their cars or fail to understand that illegal parking does not apply to them, or are happy to chance it and get a ticket for the convenience of being able to secure a parking position right outside their favourite shop.
“Requesting such a person to move is met with torrents of abuse and vitriol. This happens on a regular basis and is distressing for the residents of the yard.”
The resident claimed that further issues are caused by people thinking Riding School Yard is an entrance to the busy Waitrose car park.
She added: “Additional vehicles can often be found entering Riding School Yard in the mistaken belief that this is the entrance to Waitrose car park.
“This can cause major problems as the opportunities for turning around are severely restricted and there is no clear signage to delineate that this is a private road.”
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The request urged Marlborough Town Council to take action to resolve the “awkward situation.”
The resident has called for the installation of a similar pavement and bollards to those currently in place at the entrance to Angel Yard.
They hope this will “smarten up the area and help to delineate parking spaces, reducing stressful confrontations and enabling residents to fluidly go about their business on a daily basis.”
The request will be discussed by Marlborough Town Council’s planning committee at a meeting on Monday, March 9.
If supported by town councillors, the request will then be sent to the Local Highways and Footways Improvement Group for further consideration.
This group will decide what, if any, changes can be made.
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