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Residents in a Derbyshire town are furious over bus drivers knocking on doors and using their horns when they cannot get past parked cars.

Three women have called for the buses to find alternative routes as they argue there is not enough space to park in Wood Avenue, Sandiacre.

They said the parking situation means it can be very difficult for Trent Barton buses to get past.

Nicola Travers, 35, who has been living in Wood Avenue for the past 18 months with her two-year-old twins, said bus drivers simply "sit with their hands on the horn" until people move their cars, Nottinghamshire Live reports.

She, among other residents, is now calling for more parking spaces or an alternative bus route to improve the situation for both parties.

"It's just infuriating because it's causing animosity among the people who live here," the case worker said.

"We are not getting answers. The next step will be a petition.

"When I cannot park outside my house, it's a struggle to get the kids out the car and into the house.

"People have said for as long as they can remember that it has been a bus route, but now families are growing and people have more cars.

"It has been going on since I lived here. The drivers just sit with their hands on the horn and they come knocking on my door asking who the cars belong to."

Emma Day, 44, who has lived on the same street for 15 years, said her husband, Robert, who works nights, has been woken up by bus drivers beeping and knocking on doors before.

"My husband's van was hit a while back," Mrs Day said.

"It made quite a mess. It was a white van and it was all on the wing, it was the same colour as the bus because it was all green.

"I've got a driveway so I'm not too bad, but where Nicola is it's crazy down there and on the end where the bend is.

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"I have never seen more than four people on [the bus]. I do not see why they cannot just have a mini-bus.

"My husband has been woken up by a bus driver while he has been on nights. It's angering.

"People are trying to park on the grass verges. The council needs to take these grass verges out so there is extra parking.

"They are other streets where they have done that and they are not bus routes."

A Derbyshire County Council spokesman said: "Wood Avenue, Sandiacre, is a residential street with limited off-street parking and has double yellow lines at its junction with Stevens Road to help with access.

"We don’t have any plans to change the parking restrictions currently but any requests for changes can be made to the county council.

"As this is a commercial bus service, any requests for a change of route should be made to the bus company."

A spokeswoman for Trent Barton added: “We are always keen to hear from anyone living along our routes if there are any problems.

"Our services don’t run along Wood Avenue after 7.30pm most evenings but we would welcome residents getting in touch with us to let us know the details of any specific incidents."