A BMW left parked up on a North East street while road resurfacing works were carried out has left many locals bamboozled.
Maintenance works on Huntley Street, Darlington, were advertised on signs along the affected area - warning residents that there would be no parking allowed due to road closures on May 9 and 10. Traffic cones were also set out along the length of the road itself as a gentle reminder.
However, one driver obviously didn't get the memo - leaving a grey BMW parked up on a stretch of the street. Pictures taken by TeessideLive show the road resurfacing work was completed around the vehicle, while a patch underneath remained unfinished due to workers not being able to reach and complete the job.
The parked car was also noticed by social media users in Darlington who shared pictures of it on Facebook.
"Oops. Someone didn't read the road signs," said one poster.
Others speculated on the reasons why wondering if the owner was on holiday or in hospital.
"The thing that's getting me is they would have had to move the cones to park the car. The signs were there a few days before the work was carried out," added another.
"There’s always one," someone else continued, "Should have Tarmacked over it," said another, while others called for it to be towed and the costs charged to the owner.
Huntley Street is a residential street close to Darlington train station in the town centre and social media users were also quick to point out it is free to park there.
A spokeswoman for Darlington Council said: “As the vehicle in question has been left in an area without parking restrictions, we’re not able to take action against the driver on this occasion. Attempts have been made to contact the owner to ask them to remove it but so far without success.
"This does mean that the road resurfacing has been carried out around the vehicle, leaving a patch behind – this will be dealt with at a later date when the car is finally removed, but it will mean an extra cost to the council and the patch will be visible.
“Signage advising of planned maintenance works is put up in good time with the aim of avoiding situations like this."
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