A residents parking scheme could be introduced on a busy Hinckley side street with neighbours to be consulted for a second time on the idea.

People in the Mount Road area are to be surveyed again on the possibility of a permit parking scheme, after a string of complaints from drivers struggling to park near where they live.

A spokesperson for Leicestershire County Council said: “We had a very positive response to the informal consultation which ran last August around Mount Road and we have carefully considered the next steps.

“It was clear during the consultation that residents in streets adjacent to Mount Road were also interested in a similar scheme.

“We are now planning on seeking views from residents in the area on a wider residents parking scheme.”

The road is often full up because of the nearby leisure centre and workers parking up for the day, and Hinckley and District Hospital is also on the street.

One resident, who asked not to be named, said previously: “I am absolutely fed up with not being able to park outside of my house. I cannot even go out in the car anymore, I walk everywhere or I use public transport.

“The town has parking for workers and leisure users but not for residents who have the right to park outside of their home. I have lived in the town for more than 40 years and I have never known it so bad.”

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Should a permit parking scheme be introduced in the Mount Road area?

The first consultation went out to 290 properties in the Mount Road area, after a complaint from a longtime town resident to the council, which was supported by former Bosworth MP David Tredinnick, asking the county council what was being done to address the issue.

They were then told that a parking review of the town centre was being undertaken as part of Hinckley Area Project.

There have also been complaints about parking from residents in Thornycroft Road, The Lawns, Queens Road, and Hill Street

The second consultation will go out to people in Priesthills Road, Mount Road, Springfield Road, Hurst Road, Princess Road, and Thornfield Way, with residents to be contacted shortly.