ANGRY residents are frustrated with the "nightmare" of problem parking in part of Worcester.

Motorists using the Wyld's Lane area are causing mayhem, flouting regulations by parking on double yellow lines and on street corners.

Some hog the pavement and squeeze close to lamp posts, forcing wheelchair-bound residents and parents with pushchairs into the busy road.

Wyld's Lane resident Michael Newman said it is a "nightmare".

"It's just terrible," said the retired 69-year-old. "I would consider moving if I could afford it.

"I feel sorry for people with pushchairs because they park right up on the path and they can't get past. It can be dangerous."

Mr Newman said during the day, drivers use the area for free parking and walk into the city centre.

"If you take your car and go out, there's a chance that you will end up on the park-and-ride because shoppers are too tight to pay the fees," he added.

Neighbour Noor Ahmed said his disabled parking bay is constantly used by able-bodied drivers.

"It is a big problem," said the 71-year-old. "When I move the car they park there, they don't care."

Reader John Freeman was so incensed with trying to manoeuvre past cars he contacted your Worcester News.

"They've got no thought at all for other people," said the 69-year-old, of London Road.

City Councillor Allah Ditta, who represents the ward, said: "It is a big problem. It seems to be getting bigger and bigger.

"There isn't an easy way out. We have tried quite a number of options and the only thing that was left was residents-only parking. That is the only sensible solution, but there was opposition to that."

He added: "Some of the residents have two or three cars as well."

John Scarborough, the council's head of governance and corporate support, said a survey had been conducted of Wyld's Lane, Hamilton Road, Dent Close and the surrounding area.

"City council staff attend this location on a regular basis and enforce where they can," he said.

"Between October 1 and December 31, 2007, more than 50 penalty charge notices have been issued at this location, and 27 of these were issued to vehicles in Wyld's Lane.

"Most of the roads that join Wyld's Lane are subject to some form of Traffic Regulation Order."

Mr Scarborough said because the area, like so many others in Worcester, is made up of Victorian housing, the roads were not designed to accommodate the volume of traffic. However, he said compared with similar areas of the city it is not too bad.