{"id":206664,"date":"2025-06-23T03:13:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T03:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/206664\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T03:13:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T03:13:15","slug":"cheapskate-holidaymakers-jetting-from-stansted-airport-are-parking-on-our-road-and-clogging-it-up-for-weeks-the-council-wont-do-a-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/206664\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheapskate holidaymakers jetting from Stansted Airport are parking on our road and clogging it up for WEEKS… the council won’t do a thing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Villagers are fed up with holidaymakers jetting off from Stansted Airport and dumping their cars on a residential street for weeks at a time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Residents on North Road in Takeley, Essex, live just eight minutes from the airport.<\/p>\n

They are calling for a ban on non-residential vehicles after 10 years of parking turf wars.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One couple has resorted to putting cones out to save their space – while another woman said she’d been spat at when asking someone to move their car.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ana and Luis Dos Santos who have lived on North Road for eight years said the parking situation is ‘chaotic’.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ana, 34, said: ‘It is horrible to come back and not have a space for your car.<\/p>\n

‘It is chaotic especially if you have kids – walking to the end of the road for the bus stop.<\/p>\n

‘They just don’t care.’<\/p>\n

\"Ana <\/p>\n

Ana and Luis Dos Santos (pictured) who have lived on North Road for eight years said the parking situation is ‘chaotic’<\/p>\n

\"Villagers <\/p>\n

Villagers are fed up with holidaymakers jetting off from Stansted Airport and dumping their cars on a residential streets for weeks at a time<\/p>\n

\"Dan <\/p>\n

Dan Saull, 48, (pictured) has lived in his North Road home for 40 years and said he believed it was the airport’s responsibility to sort things out<\/p>\n

\"Residents <\/p>\n

Residents on North Road in Takeley, Essex, just eight minutes from the airport are calling for a ban on non-residential vehicles after 10 years of parking turf wars<\/p>\n

Luis, 55, added: ‘I borrowed cones from work so we can save our parking spot from airport parkers.<\/p>\n

‘It has been a nightmare, especially in the summer months.<\/p>\n

‘If there is an emergency, there is no way a fire truck or ambulance could get through.<\/p>\n

‘You have to look left and right for your car not to be scratched.’<\/p>\n

Residents have said there are parking restrictions on the road but they are ignored and there is no enforcement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, parking at Stansted Airport on the day costs a whopping \u00a3268.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bill Collinson, 77, said cars had been parking along North Road and the adjoining Parsonage Road, for 10 years.<\/p>\n

Parsonage Road is the main stretch leading up to Stansted Airport, cutting out the M11, making it popular with motorists coming from further south in Essex.<\/p>\n

Retiree Bill said\u00a0one German man had stopped him and offered \u00a3700 to park on his drive while he went away.<\/p>\n

\"Bill <\/p>\n

Bill Collinson, 77, (pictured) said cars had been parking along North Road – and the adjoining Parsonage Road, for 10 years<\/p>\n

\"One <\/p>\n

One couple has resorted to putting cones out to save their space – while another woman said she’d been spat at when asking someone to move their car<\/p>\n

\"It <\/p>\n

It is understood Stansted Airport works closely with Essex County Council, the Uttlesford District Council Enforcement Team and Trading Standards when any issue of potential fly parking is identified<\/p>\n

Bill said: ‘He pulled up to me and said he’d give me \u00a3700 to park outside my house. I said no, more like \u00a37,000.<\/p>\n

‘This has been going on for 10 years – people parking in front of driveways, blocking people in. It’s disgraceful.<\/p>\n

‘Someone should come along with a flatbed, pick them up and get rid of them… It’s dangerous.’<\/p>\n

Local councils are exploring traffic measures such as controlled parking zones, clearways and red routes on main roads, and resident parking permits.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Vicky Pearson, 60, who has lived on North Road for 25 years, has set up a petition calling for urgent action to stop her street\u00a0being used as a ‘parking lot for airport commuters’.<\/p>\n

She said: ‘People are frightened to pull out of these streets now. When we are going on holiday, we are paying for a cab so why can’t other people?<\/p>\n

‘If you can afford to go on holiday, then you can afford to pay parking.’<\/p>\n

Working as a security officer for FedEx, Vicky is unable to see when pulling out of her junction to go to work – as her view is blocked by parked cars.<\/p>\n

\"Local <\/p>\n

Local councils are exploring traffic measures such as controlled parking zones, clearways and red routes on main roads, and resident parking permits<\/p>\n

\"Vicky <\/p>\n

Vicky Pearson, 60, who has lived on North Road for 25 years has set up a petition calling for urgent action to stop her street being used as a ‘parking lot for airport commuters’<\/p>\n

Vicky added: ‘All we need is yellow lines and a sign that doesn’t allow for people to park here that are going to the airport.<\/p>\n

‘It would be a lot safer for Takeley and the surrounding areas.’<\/p>\n

With the road being near a local primary school, the petition is dedicated to make the roads safe and is asking for the council to help.<\/p>\n

Dan Saull, 48, has lived in his North Road home for 40 years and said he believed it was the airport’s responsibility to sort things out.<\/p>\n

Dan, a scaffolder, said: ‘I totally understand why people park on the main road, times are hard and airport parking is expensive.<\/p>\n

‘But for the last three or four years it has been a real problem.<\/p>\n

‘I walk my dog at early times of the morning and you see them try and park prestige cars here.<\/p>\n

‘I tell them not to park around here because some people will damage the cars.<\/p>\n

\"With <\/p>\n

With the road being near a local primary school, the petition is dedicated to make the roads safe and is asking for the council to help<\/p>\n

\"Retiree <\/p>\n

Retiree Bill (pictured) said one German man had stopped him and offered \u00a3700 to park on his drive while he went away<\/p>\n

‘I nearly hit someone the other day, you cannot see, especially when cars are parked on the kerb.’<\/p>\n

A North Essex Parking Partnership (NEPP) spokesperson said: ‘NEPP continues to work with partners, including Uttlesford District Council (UDC) and the Fly Parking Task Group, to look at long-term, joined-up solutions to airport-related parking issues, rather than piecemeal fixes.<\/p>\n

‘While past proposals have faced challenges and not moved forward, we remain committed to supporting effective and enforceable restrictions where appropriate.<\/p>\n

‘A UDC-commissioned parking review covering the wider area is currently being prepared for publication, though North Road has not been flagged directly in it.<\/p>\n

‘In addition, a Cabinet report on 19 June, presented findings from the Takeley consultation and broader parking work in the district.<\/p>\n

‘We will consider any outcomes relevant to North Road once that report is published.<\/p>\n

‘We encourage residents experiencing parking issues to use this route to formally raise concerns and help us identify workable, supported solutions.’<\/p>\n

Uttlesford District Council said dangerous or obstructive parking, such as blocking access to a highway and parking on a bend, was a police matter.<\/p>\n

A council spokesperson added: ‘We are aware of the issues raised and as an issue of public safety the responsibility lies with Essex County Council, via the North Essex Parking Partnership, as the highways authority.’<\/p>\n

It is understood Stansted Airport works closely with Essex County Council, the Uttlesford District Council Enforcement Team and Trading Standards when any issue of potential fly parking is identified.<\/p>\n

Uttlesford District Council and Stansted Airport have been contacted for comment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Villagers are fed up with holidaymakers jetting off from Stansted Airport and dumping their cars on a residential…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":206665,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[51,92,12,38492,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-206664","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-dailymail","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-stansted-airport","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114730500979738821","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206664\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}