Permits could end QE parking hell for locals

Some neighbours can't park within half mile of their home

- ALEXANDER BROCK Local Democracy Reporter

RESIDENTS’ parking permit scheme could put an end to the misery suffered by locals near Birmingham's QE Hospital, who can find themselves parking half a mile away.

The council has acknowledged there are “significant pressures on parking” near the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Birmingham and is proposing a resident permit scheme on certain roads.

Sid Werrin, a resident living on a street close to the hospital and already part of a current parking scheme, said issues had “increased exponentially” in the area.

“Regularly I will return home to find that I am unable to park within half a mile of my house,” he said.

“Challenging drivers can engender a range of reactions from thanks for saving them a potential penalty notice to begrudging removal of their offending vehicle.”

He claimed visible permits to display in resident, or their visitors, vehicles are currently not provided by the council.