A woman claims she was fined for trying to stop lorries parking illegally outside her own house
Sarah Pitt, who lives in a 400-year-old cottage in Belper, Derbyshire, said many HGV drivers park in front of her home on single yellow lines, despite it being against the law.
She said: "You couldn't write it. I feel not just claustrophobic, but it's become a miserable place to live, and it's a shame. If the drivers stopped for five or 10 minutes, it'd be fine. She cites various recent occasions in which huge HGVs have parked for long periods outside, blocking out sunlight completely.
Ms Pitt said she is "increasingly frustrated" as she first contacted the council in May 2022 and after being "passed around every department", she was finally put in touch with a "traffic and safety engineer". Furious, she showed him evidence from her email conversation with the county council that she had been told she could park there. The warden counted 35m between the signs in strides, waved off the dispute, and issued the notice nevertheless.
She'd rather have a permit for herself or see double yellow lines painted, but has been told that double yellow lines would not make the offence of parking between 9am and 7pm any more illegal.
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