A family have been left 'fuming' after being told they can no longer park their cars outside their home during the day time.

Janet Johnson, 54, an auxiliary nurse, moved to Weaving Gardens, near to Nottingham City Hospital, in January 2018 so that her and her daughter, Claire, 27, who is also a nurse, could be closer to work.

The family of four, which also includes husband Andrew, 54, and son Peter, 27, both pharmaceutical delivery drivers, have more than one car between them which means they regularly park on the road outside their home.

A sign on the street has warned of restrictions between the hours of 1pm and 2pm every day but the family said they were told by their estate agent when they moved into the house that it was not enforceable.

However, on Tuesday (February, 12) they were shocked to come home from work to find that every car on the street had a parking ticket.

Mrs Johnson, said: "I was fuming. We didn't get a letter informing us this would happen.

"It is a quiet cul-de-sac. People who park here generally live here. I feel like they are treating us very unfairly.

"We moved here so that we wouldn't have to drive to work but now I feel like we either need to drive over the road to work and pay for parking or move our car every morning to a different street.

Andrew Johnson, 54 pictured with his children Claire Johnson, 27 and Peter Johnson, 27, at home in Sherwood, Nottingham
Andrew Johnson, 54 pictured with his children Claire Johnson, 27 and Peter Johnson, 27, at home in Sherwood, Nottingham

"We shouldn't be going to work worrying about if our car is going to be towed away while we're treating patients at work. We work long days. This is just creating a lot of hassle for us and is completely defeating the reason why we moved here in the first place."

Nottingham City Council said it had put up signs warning residents of the introduction of the fines, which started this week following complaints from those who live in the street.

However, the family are upset they haven't been offered a permit to park on the road.

Claire said: "I feel like residents are being punished for other people who park on the road.

"There has always been an issue with people parking around here to get the bus or work at the hospital but they shouldn't be making us pay when we live here.

"They haven't even offered us a permit. It is affecting our lives. We can't have visitors between 1pm and 2pm, we will have to move our cars on our days off and what are we supposed to do during the day. It just doesn't make sense."

A Nottingham City Council spokesman said: “Weaving Gardens is a new development where all properties have one or two spaces for cars, and everyone buying a property there was informed by the developer that parking restrictions meant they couldn’t park outside their houses all day.

"This is because without restrictions, their streets would become clogged with cars parking all day, especially given how close it is to City Hospital.

“Following a number of complaints from residents about commuter parking causing problems, we began enforcing the restrictions this week, with signs in place to alert people to this.

"We are happy to cancel any fines issued to residents in the first seven days and to look at whether there’s anything further we can do to sort out any issues for residents.”

Jenny Adams, a town planner, lives in the street and said she moved her car when she saw a warden so she didn't get ticketed on the first day of the new regime.

The 31-year-old said: "When we moved into the estate we were aware of the signs but it was never enforced but at the beginning of this week they started enforcing it.

"My partner works at the hospital and I am on maternity leave. We both have two cars but one of our cars has to go on the road as we only have space for one.

"This means every day before one I have to put my two children in the car and move it. And then move it back an hour later. It's a nightmare.

"We are actually looking for another house but this has made us want to speed up the process.

"I called the council about it and they just said because we all have a space and a garage we shouldn't have a problem but what about if we have visitors staying with us. I don't want my parents to get a ticket just for visiting me."

A resident who lives near the entrance to the estate, who didn't want to be named, said: "The reason the enforcements started was because staff from the hospital were parking here.

"My neighbours would regularly get blocked in and it it just caused so many problems so I am happy about the enforcement. I think permits would be ideal but for some reason they aren't being offered."