Bedford Driving Lessons

Fed up with neighbours parking outside his house, Paul Syrett decided he had to draw the line somewhere. So he did – in bright yellow, right outside his property. After dark, the parish councillor set to work with his paint brush, marking out two parking bays to deter motorists from encroaching on his territory. And while taking the law into his own hands attracted the wrath of the local authority, they have apparently surrendered in the face of his refusal to remove the lines, admitting it is not worth wasting taxpayers’ money. Neighbours yesterday expressed outrage at the decision, branding it ‘completely unfair’ on the road’s other residents. Sandie Mills, 42, who has lived opposite Mr Syrett for four years, said: ‘As soon as I moved in he made it clear that those spaces belonged to him. ‘I took him at his word because he seemed so sure. ‘It was only after he painted the lines that I looked into it and was assured by Gloucestershire Highways that they were illegal.’ More