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'My late wife's hearse was blocked by idiot's bad parking' in nightmare road

'My late wife's hearse was blocked by idiot's bad parking' in nightmare road

Yahoo18-06-2025
A widower has described how his late wife's hearse could not get through a busy road and had to reverse because of bad parking.
Angry residents in Spetchley Road in Worcester have slammed 'bullying' parents for blocking their driveways and verbally abusing them during the school-run.
Cllr Elaine Willmore, a Labour city councillor for Nunnery, has been speaking to people about their concerns and pushing for Worcestershire County Council to find a solution.
CONGESTED: Spetchley Road in Worcester where one man says his wife's hearse got stuck (Image: Emma Trimble / SWNS)
Resident Michael Harding, 79, said the hearse carrying his late wife was forced to reverse down the street after being blocked by double-parked cars.
He said: 'My wife had terminal cancer for two years and she sadly died in April this year.
'The hearse picked her up from the family home. It got around the corner but it couldn't get through as some idiot was parked on double yellow lines.
'We had to turn back, it made us late for the service. Both cars had to reverse back down the road and turn around.
'He was parked on double yellow lines on a bend with another car parked across from it. Sometimes I cannot get my car off the drive, they park way over the drive.
SIGN: A sign from a resident in Spetchley Road in Worcester (Image: Emma Trimble / SWNS)
'I virtually have to park onto my neighbour's drive to get off, fortunately he's kind enough to let me.
'As well as the school-run parents it's the students leaving their cars on the road all day while they are at college.
'If you say anything to them, they swear at you. The language is foul, you get some really horrible responses.
'It's really everyone who is suffering here, it's not just me. They park across drives. You try to drive up Spetchley Road at 3pm and it's dangerous. We've had enough.'
Arguments have broken out and signs erected begging parents to leave their cars elsewhere during the morning and afternoon rush.
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Retired Royal Navy engineer Royston Roberts, 82, said: 'People have parked on my drive which is never a good scenario.
'You can ask them to move but it's a civil matter. The police can't do anything.
'The problem for us is that I can't get access to the highway or get in or out of home a lot of the time. It's tight, too. It can be very inconvenient."
Mr Roberts, who has lived on the street with his wife Maureen since 1983, said a suitable parking solution lies just 100 yards across the road in the form of the disused County Hall space.
He added: 'The County Hall has a huge car park 100 yards away. There's no resolution - zigzag lines and warning people doesn't work.
"If someone has arrived late, they'll park their car halfway across the drive. They'll dump their cars, but it's on both sides of the road – it's chaos.'
A spokesperson for Worcestershire County Council said: 'We would need to consider the wider effects of adding more restrictions.
'As with all traffic management measures, parking restrictions involve a balance of benefits and drawbacks, and it is important to approach any change with this in mind.'
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