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A disgruntled driver left a note on an ambulance complaining about their driveway being blocked for 45 minutes.

The note, which was left on an ambulance in Leicester as it responded to a genuine emergency, asked for the driver to have some consideration for residents.

It said: "You blocked my driveway I waited 45 mins for you to move. Please have some consideration where you park the ambulance! This is not the first time."

East Midlands Ambulance Service has now urged people to talk to ambulance staff if vehicles are blocking their route.

Lee Brentnall, paramedic and ambulance operations manager for Leicestershire, said: “It is so disappointing to see that a rude note has yet again been left on one of our ambulances.

"This upsets our dedicated ambulance crews when they are trying to help our patients and do their job.

“Leaving a note will not resolve the situation as we are unlikely to see it until we are leaving in the ambulance to take the patient to hospital or to go to our next job.

“Our crews are approachable. If you genuinely need to leave your house urgently and we are blocking your access, please come and knock on the door where the emergency is taking place.

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“Sometimes we will be able to move the vehicle, for example if we are treating a patient but they do not need both of us there at the time.

“However, there will be times that we are treating someone experiencing a life-threatening and time-critical emergency and moving our ambulance will not be our priority. In these cases, you will need to be patient as we try to save someone’s life.”