‘It’s like a McDonald’s bin,’ say locals fed up with airport drivers dumping cars & rubbish for weeks while on holiday
FURIOUS locals have slammed "nightmare" holidaymakers for dumping motors on their road before rushing to the airport for foreign jaunts.
Residents on the road in Greater Manchester say holidaymakers leave their vehicles for up to a fortnight before hopping into a taxi to Manchester Airport to avoid eye-watering parking fees.
Fuming locals claim that cab drivers also try to swerve bank-breaking parking costs by loitering on the street and having a kip before journeying in a few miles to pick up arriving passengers.
"Taxi drivers waiting for fares at the airport park here all their time," pensioner Ellie Hamilton seethed.
"You see them having a doze or and have their lunch. Sometimes you see lots of McDonald's wrappers everywhere.
"The council put a double yellow line nearby but not here.
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"It is dangerous as there are lots of cars and four wheel drives at the end of our driveway.
"I keep thinking one day my car is going to get rid because drivers go fast past all the parked cars.
"You see a lot of holidaymakers get out of their car with luggage.
"Sometimes they abandon their cars for a few weeks. I am sick of it."
Local Chris Witcombe, 73, slammed "dangerous" sun-seekers for leaving their motors on his road and believes the council must put a stop to it.
"The parking is getting worse and worse," he said.
"Sometimes we get cars parked on both sides of the road for weeks.
"It is a dangerous situation and everyone knows it is here now."
And High Elm Road isn't the only street which is attracting travellers in their droves.
Neighbouring rural village Ringway which neighbours the airport has also been plagued by parking problems.
However residents have put up placards in the small village which has helped stamp out the problem.
"It was a nightmare with everyone dumping their cars here," one Ringway local recalled.
"But the signs seem to have deterred people. They have gone elsewhere now."
I keep thinking one day my car is going to get rid because drivers go fast past all the parked cars
Ellie Hamilton
It comes after locals living in a drug-ravaged city say 30 years ago it was ecstasy that people flocked to the area for - but now more terrifying drugs are taking over.
The residents say central Manchester has become a place where zombie-like people chase teens down the streets, while other drug users lie across footpaths.
The shocking daily scenes make dozens scared to walk around at night - and locals say it’s only getting worse as the years go on.
Johanna Slack, 32, said she’s seen horror scenes over the years - and now she tries to avoid the area out of fear for her safety.
She told The Sun: “You do see people lay on the floor who are obviously on something, like zombies – it’s bizarre, and unfortunately it’s especially bad in the Northern Quarter.
“It wasn’t as bad 10 or 11 years ago, but now I wouldn’t walk around the Northern Quarter at night because it’s just not safe.
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“It’s a proper shame because it has gone really downhill, and it’s gotten worse, so now I just try and avoid the area when I can because these people are on Spice (synthetic marijuana) – and like I said, it’s unsafe.”
The city has a rich history with narcotics - dating back to its infamous Haçienda heyday in the 80s and early 90s.
