FRUSTRATED commuters using the Watergardens train station carpark are leaving “abusive” notes on other motorists’ vehicles as they battle for space.

Commuter Michelle, who did not want her surname published, contacted Leader last week, asking for action to fix the “unsealed, filled over capacity, last resort to park” gravel carpark.

Michelle said the carpark, with its numerous potholes and old “half moon” sleepers with protruding nails, was a “disgrace”.

She said the carpark was also dangerous because there was only one entry, forcing motorists to reverse in order to exit an area usually full by 8.30am.

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She said some drivers were leaving abusive notes on other vehicles because overcrowding meant there wasn’t enough space to manoeuvre out of the carpark or cars became blocked in.

“I have seen numerous notes on vehicles as well as people intentionally lifting windscreen wipers on vehicles,” Michelle said.

During September last year, an unknown commuter left Michelle a handwritten note which said, “Learn to park! And leave others enough room to leave!”’

Michelle said on that day she was left with no choice but to stop in a space along the back fence of the car park, where cars generally parked horizontally to those parked vertically.

She said if the State Government or Metro were not planning to upgrade the carpark, it would make sense to employ someone to direct commuters where to park.

Public Transport Victoria spokesman Daniel Waugh said around 1200 car parks were available at Watergardens, with 650 sealed and line-marked and about 550 were in a gravel area.

“The gravel carpark at Watergardens station is not a permanent car parking facility, but has been leased by PTV and Metro from the shopping centre to provide extra parking capacity for commuters,” he said.

“Watergardens already has one of the largest carparks on the network.

“As an alternative, there are 550 spaces at Diggers Rest station, which is just a 10 minute drive from Watergardens station.”

He said PTV was investigating options to increase parking across the network.