The owners of an Aberdeen fishmonger claim rogue parkers are costing them thousands of pounds in lost sales.
George Hosie and Jacqui Anderson, who own Blue Sea Products, in Torry’s Murray’s Lane, say they are losing out on £1,000 a week as a result of motorists leaving their cars on double-yellow lines outside their shop.
The couple have raised their concerns with both the police and Aberdeen City Council, but say the problem has continued.
Mrs Anderson said: “I park my car miles away so my customers can get in, it’s very frustrating that other people are stopping them.
“We’re trying to encourage people to come along and buy local but how can they do that if they can’t get into the shop?”
The family-run business has been trading for more than 40 years.
But the parking issue is hitting profits to such an extent that Mrs Anderson fears they may have to consider making staff redundant.
“We have left notes but it doesn’t make a difference, they even park in front of our fire exit,” she said.
“It’s got to the stage where we might have to pay off a member of staff.”
Mrs Anderson says traffic wardens have been unable to give any of the motorists’ tickets because the lines are broken.
And Mrs Anderson claimed the local authority had told them it cannot afford to have the lined repainted.
She said: “We e are losing money left, right and centre because of this.”
Last night, the city council said it was aware of the issue and was trying to address it.
A spokeswoman said: “The appropriate services were made aware of the ongoing issue on Murray’s Lane, where the road linking is not sufficient to stop cars parking illegally, on October 19.
“A work plan has now been set out to renew the lining as a matter of priority, however it is subject to dry weather conditions.”
