'I'm at my wit's end': Call for action on driveway blockers in Woombye

Linda says yellow lines, as indicated (Photoshopped), would help alert drivers to not park across her driveway.

Exhibit A ... a car parked across Linda’s driveway recently.

Linda Skinner has lived in her Blackall Street Woombye house for 20 years and she reckons it’s about time Council did something about people parking cars across her driveway.

And she has a simple solution.

Linda, who used to own Woombye Bakery, said the problem occurred a couple of times a week and could mean she was trapped at home. Or it could prevent her or her visitors, including health carers, from entering the property.

She says she’s been on to Council but they keep telling her that people should know not to park across her driveway.  

“I tell them ‘I’m well aware that people should know that, but that doesn’t stop them parking across my driveway’,” she said. 

“A simple solution, and one I’ve seen in use in other Council jurisdictions, would be to paint yellow lines next to the existing white lines.”

Linda said everyone knows that you can’t park on yellow lines and they would serve as a visual cue to alert people to the driveway. 

“People don’t realise there’s a driveway there. As they drive along looking for a place to park they see a break in the parked cars and assume it’s a space. But it’s my driveway,” she said. “A yellow line might make them realise.

“I’ve had men telling me to F-off. Others simply don’t see the driveway and are very apologetic. 

“I’ve got my car parked on council land at front of my place at the moment because yesterday when I got home there was a car parked across my driveway. A couple of yellow lines would make all the difference. 

“I’m at my wits end. A couple of weeks ago my home care nurse couldn’t get in. I don’t need a yellow line across the driveway just alongside the existing white lines.”