Council bosses have vowed to repaint road markings in an East Yorkshire town – after they were made too narrow for cars to park in.
Workmen painted the parallel parking spaces in Pasture Road, Goole, 1.7m wide as part of a £265,000 re-surfacing scheme.
But East Riding of Yorkshire Council chiefs had requested a width of 2m for the road.
According to the British Parking Association, there’s a minimum width of 1.8m for on-street parallel parking.
Some motorists even resorted to parking on the kerb to make sure their vehicles were within the spaces.
The town's mayor Anthony Raspin called for the freshly marked parking spaces to be resized after residents complained about the size of the spaces.
Workmen will now have to burn off the markings and repaint them, forcing another road closure today (Wednesday, November 27).
Andie Appleyard, who works in Pasture Road, said: "I think it just sums Goole up and everything they do at the moment. They never do it correctly, it's all a bit of a rush job.
"And we're just ploughing money into ridiculous jobs when there's a lot of other things it could be going towards."
Andie added that it was off-putting for motorists who were confused by parked cars poking out of the bays and fearing their road space was reduced.
People won't get a ticket so long as they 'park sensibly', says town mayor
Town Mayor Mr Raspin went down and measured the spaces himself and said on social media: “Pasture Road has just had its makeover and looks great.
“But I have been down with my tape measure and the bays area are 1.72m, which is less than the guidelines. The average car is wider than that.
“The local traffic wardens are aware and said as long as people park sensibly and as close in the bays as possible, they should not get a ticket.
“It is unfair to the shops down Pasture Road losing customers because people don’t want to park there.
“It will have to be rectified, the council are aware of it and we are on with getting it changed."
An East Riding of Yorkshire Council spokesman said: “We investigated the size of parking spaces at this location and they fall slightly short of that guide width.
“We will therefore carry out work to change the widths of these spaces to 2m and are due to do this on Wednesday, November 27 under a road closure.
“Thank you to residents for bearing with us while we rectify this situation. Drivers can park as normal and no parking fines will be issued in the meantime.”
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