Rubbish is being left uncollected on “loads of streets” in Bristol as problem parking blocks bin lorries from accessing roads. The mayor promised to take action on the issue of obnoxious drivers blocking access, despite a lack of data about how widespread it is.
Some streets have seen bins “left lying around” for days or even an extra week, due to obnoxious parking, one councillor said during a member forum meeting on December 13. But Bristol City Council is not currently recording data on where problem parking hotspots are.
Green Councillor Martin Fodor, representing Redland, said: “Residents are concerned when collections don’t take place and bins are left lying around the pavements for extra days, sometimes for an extra week, because of access problems. I would like to know if there are records of these concerns, because they are affecting our services.
