LOCALS are up in arms after their local council painted double yellow lines around cars, with one stretch just a metre long.
Residents say they are confused about where they can park after council contractors left gaps where cars were parked in Witchford, Cambridgeshire.
The double yellow lines have been put on a number of roads “to address parking issues in the area,” after a request from the parish council, according to Cambridgeshire County Council.
But some of the lines only measure a metre long because cars were in the way when the contractors visited – and residents say they now don’t know where they can legally park.
Resident David Lakey, 56, said: “I can't understand why we were not given any notification about the work being done.
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“Normally you see notices up on lampposts and cones placed along the road to stop cars parking, but that didn't happen.”
Another resident, Lesley Tremlett, 75, said: “The lines suddenly appeared out of nowhere. It is ridiculous that we didn't know.
“I have lived here 14 years - I think people might start parking outside my house, because the lines are not around my property.”
Cambridgeshire County Council said the parish council consulted residents last summer, with the county council holding a further consultation last September and October.
A Cambridgeshire County Council spokesperson said: "Last week, we painted new double yellow lines in Witchford.
“These new restrictions were requested by Witchford Parish Council to help address parking issues in the area.
"The Parish Council consulted local residents about their proposals last summer.
“The County Council held a further consultation with Witchford residents as part of the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) process in September and October 2023.
“As part of this process, we published the proposals and contacted residents by letter.
“A final decision was made after consideration of the consultation responses at a delegated decision meeting in December 2023.
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"Putting in new yellow lines often requires us to make repeat visits due to parked cars.
"We will return to complete these works as soon as possible."
In July last year, a driver was left stunned after his parked car was lifted up so double-yellow lines could be painted underneath - before the council slapped him with a ticket.
Meanwhile, a landlord was left furious after he discovered double yellow lines had been painted outside his house with "no notice".
Elsewhere, a council painted new double lines so badly that residents thought it was a prank.
While a disabled man who spent months hospitalised was shocked to come home to find find double yellow lines painted around his parked car.
