Holidaymakers' families and friends trying to avoid steep airport parking charges are causing chaos by leaving their cars for hours in nearby residential side streets in order to drop off their passengers.
The problem has got so bad lately that locals say that some people, in efforts to make their flights and avoid parking fees, are pulling up over double yellow lines, across residents' driveways and even on the central reservations of dual carriageways. The growing practice is also said to be creating congestion, noise and rubbish issues in the area. Some locals say they have watched in disbelief as they witness people nipping into private gardens to urinate.
The issue, say residents, is getting increasingly worse at Liverpool's John Lennon Airport. Those living on Hale Road and Hale Drive in Speke said their streets have become popular drop-off points for motorists who want to avoid the airport parking charges.
