A motorist was left confused after he spotted double yellow lines on this narrow road.

Michael Scott, 34, wondered who could park on the 6ft 3inch wide road in Hanley, Stoke, when he couldn’t get his Kia down it.

He said: ‘I was trying to get out of Hanley after visiting for the first time since a child and my Sat Nav tried to take me down this road.

Driver Michael Scott shows how narrow the road of Bird Cage Walk in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent is (Picture: Caters)

It’s a tight squeeze at 6ft 3 inches wide (Picture: Caters)

‘I couldn’t believe my eyes, it looked more like a path than a road, but there were two sets of double yellow lines down it, so I assume they had parking problems before, possibly from those old bubble cars, or maybe scooters?




‘What I don’t understand is why the need for two sets of double yellow lines? Why not just close the ‘road’ off to vehicles?’

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Mr Scott, who was driving home to Birmingham after visiting family in Stoke, said it just looked like ‘bungling council bosses’ had wasted money painting the lines.

John O’Connell, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, agreed with him, adding: ‘Anyone with common sense can see that this was probably an unnecessary use of resources.

‘Council tax is a huge bill for families and they won’t be pleased to see it spent in this way.’

The council admitted it would not have put the lines down if asked to today (Picture: Caters)

A spokesman for Stoke City Council’s Highways Department said the double yellow lines on Bird Cage Walk were put there around 30 years ago.

The Highways Department spokesperson said: ‘They’ve always been there for as long as I can remember.

‘They could have been painted there to stop vehicles obstructing the road.

‘If someone came to request they be painted now though, it wouldn’t be done.’

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