A resident has spoken of his frustration at irresponsible parking by parents around a Wrexham school.

The Leader reported recently on the issue at Ysgol Penrhyn in New Broughton; with bin wagons and residents being blocked and concerns raised about child safety.

Councillors urged motorists coming to pick up and drop off their children to exercise caution - and to be considerate of residents - when parking in the area.

Callum Davies, aged 20, has lived on Coed Efa Lane with his parents for five to six years.

He told the Leader while he doesn't drive, he has experienced the frustration of motorists living around the school as a passenger in his parents' car.

Mr Davies said: "We have our recycling out on a Tuesday morning and they attend at roughly the same time every week - and parents are constantly blocking it.

"We're paying for this council service and we're not getting it.

"It's the littering as well. They start to come from around 2pm, when the school finishes at 3, and some are chucking fag ends out of their car."

Mr Davies said the situation is frustrating for residents trying to get in and out of their properties, owing to the road being congested.

And he has concerns the high volume of traffic could impede an emergency vehicle, should one need to use the road.

"They're completely disobeying the law and the road gets completely jammed," he said

"The double yellows are being used and they're parking on corners too - god forbid if a car was ever coming down at high speed.

"A kid could get knocked down."

He added: "I usually have to get out and try and find the parents at the school to ask them to come back and move their cars.

"I do it politely, but sometimes they don't care.

"We've asked them so many times and we have signs now saying 24 hour access required.

"People are just getting fed up with it."

He added he, along with others in the area, are asking Wrexham Council to deploy enforcement officers to the area more frequently in the hope of discouraging inconsiderate and dangerous parkers.

Readers also took to the Leader's Facebook page to have their say on the parking problems.

Suzanne Andrews said: "How about opening the schools earlier, even if it's just the school hall, and if the parents that work could drop them off to go into school and get to work that would free up some space maybe.

"I understand when the children finish school is an issue as well but something like changing the morning time to start with should be a good start to see if it causes less cars at the school?

"I have to drive my child as I go straight to work after so wouldn't have time to walk him and walk back to get to work on time."

Amy Stead said: "There are a number of parents who stand outside the school chatting in the morning whilst their cars are parked in actual proper spaces outside the school so effectively they’re taking up a space which several people could have used in the time they’re stood there talking. 

"But the main issue is that there just isn’t any proper parking provision at the school, lots of parents drop their children off on their way to work so don’t have time to find a space in a nearby street."

Peter Dagnall said: "I pass this way and when school finishes you have irresponsible parents parked on double yellow lines, on the pavement and on a bend."

Annie Jones said: "It’s the same at every school. Such a smart idea to build these big schools with zero parking. 

"Not everyone can walk to school either due to safety or distance. There’s also children and/or adults with disabilities."

A Wrexham Council spokesman said: “We are looking into the issues with parking around the school and had a positive meeting with the local residents, the head teacher and Chair of governors of the school and the police. 

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“We will be looking at what can be done to alleviate the problem. There are double yellow lines however parents and visitors to the school continue to park on the double yellow lines. 

"This unfortunately is not an isolated issue. We experience similar issues across many school sites in Wrexham. 

"We have a cyclic programme where the enforcement team attend these sites to issue fines however despite this, people continue to park on double yellow lines.

“As with all road safety concerns, we will consider whether there are any other actions we can take which may improve the situation; however, primarily we would appeal to members of the public to adhere to the restrictions in place on the highway, which are there to ensure safety of all road users, including school children.”