New double yellow lines installed to stop parked cars causing problems near one of the entrances to Lydiard Park have pushed the problem further up the road, according to people in the area.

Paige Baskerville said she was originally pleased to see the new road markings on Hay Lane until she noticed the number of cars parked further up the road close to her home.

They were painted last week following requests from local people who complained of parking and visibility difficulties on Tregoze Way and Hay Lane.

Paige said: “The cars now just park further up causing a major obstruction to the junction of Sleaford Close.

“Parking isn’t overly expensive to park in Lydiard itself and it is frustrating come the weekend the entire road is full of cars. Two cars can’t get past and it is quite a long stretch for you to get past, hoping another car doesn’t try and come the other way, or a bus!

“I’ve been stuck there many times seeing cars trapped and at a standstill with another just trying to get past.”

She said it made it harder to see the pedestrian crossing installed in 2016 after a 14-year-old boy was hit by a car.

“The double yellow lines are exactly the right idea, but I worry how it will be enforced as I still see cars sometimes still park there,” she said.

“Or even worse, they now park further up past the crossing instead, making it hard to see to turn out of Sleaford close, where there is also another pedestrian crossing and a bus stop!”

Paige, who has lived in the area for three years, added: “The parking is always the same. I’m pleased to see that the council has this on its radar as I myself haven’t complained thinking they wouldn’t do anything.”

Lydiard and Freshbrook councillor Matthew Courtliff said the council is now trying to solve the issue.

He told the Adver: “I did get quite a lot of feedback from residents.

“The situation created even more of a safety issue. It got mixed up and it didn’t go across the entire road.

“I have spoken the highway officers and they went back out on Monday to do all the prep work to extend the lines along the entirety of Hay Lanes on both sides.”

He added: “We’ve also asked for enforcement team to follow up and make sure people realise that they will get tickets if they park on Hay Lane.

A Swindon Borough Council spokesman said: “We are aware of the displacement of parking closer to the zebra crossing as a result of the new double yellow lines and we are pleased to report that additional road markings will be laid on Hay Lane today to address the issue.”