Neighbours on an estate close to Nottingham City Hospital say the problem of staff parking on side streets is getting worse. People living on Alderton Road, who previously put wheelie bins out in protest, and surrounding streets described the situation as "atrocious" and "ridiculous".
Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) apologised to residents and said it advised staff to be considerate when parking. Workers at the hospital previously told Nottinghamshire Live they had no choice but to park on side streets as they were unable to get permits.
NUH introduced parking charges for its staff earlier this year. Lauren Self, a 23-year-old mum who lives in Alderton Road, said the problem with staff parking on her street was "100 percent" still present.
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"There's only a few on the street that actually belong to the residents," she said. "It's probably got worse. Sometimes buses aren't able to get down. I just want them to go, everyone round here has been here forever so we know who the strangers' cars are."
Jessica Landa, 29, who lives nearby and admitted to being one resident who staged the bin protest, added: "I think it's atrocious. I saw a bus the other day that was struggling and had to reverse up the road. It's a nightmare."
A resident who did not wish to be named said he had been fined as a result of parking on double yellow lines in Edwards Lane. "It's getting no better. It's just unfair, we are having to park on double yellows, we have got nowhere else to park.
"People have got disabled children around here. It's ridiculous to be getting fines for something we have to do. If one of our houses were set on fire we would be screwed." The father-of-five said he will have to pay a £35 fine.
"With the cost of living now - we've got a big family - it could go towards electricity and gas," he continued. Stephen Ping, who has lived on the same road for 20 years, said resident parking had also contributed to the crowded Aldworth Close.
"It's always been the same since we moved in," said the 64-year-old building labourer. "This road is full, there are too many people with two cars and off this road people from the hospital park."
A spokesperson for NUH said: "We apologise to any residents who have been inconvenienced by staff parking on their streets. We do not condone any illegal parking and If legal offsite parking is absolutely necessary our expectations of staff is to always be considerate to those living there."
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