A DISABLED woman whose car was been hit four times in two-and-a-half years wants width restrictors placed on her street.

Scrape marks and dents have been left on Liz Macartney's car by vehicles struggling to squeeze down Avon Street, Evesham.

Neighbours' cars have also been damaged but councillor Marcus Hart, cabinet member for Highways, said there was no practical solution to restrict wide and heavy goods vehicles from using the road.

Clearer signs will be placed in Henry Street and George Street by the county council to deter non-essential heavy goods vehicles from Avon Street.

But Mrs Macartney, who has a rare primary antibody deficiency and parks in a disabled bay opposite her home, said it had been a problem for a long time.

"It's an incredibly narrow street and because of that cars are always being hit by people going too fast or not knowing the width of their vehicle.

"It usually comes out of our insurance because the other party drives off.

"It has put my insurance up, my husband's insurance up.

"We're always seeing people wing mirrors hit off.

"We've got a petition going around the houses and an awful lot of people have signed it.

"We have a lot of cars coming down who don't realise the width and once we had someone towing a caravan trying to get down here, lorries come down, even the dustbin lorries come down the wrong way.

"I need to park my car close to my house because, although I have no physical problems with walking, the exhaustion is such that I can't walk very far."

Councillor Marcus Hart, cabinet member for Highways said: "The council's highways team have explored the practicalities of introducing a restriction on wide and heavy goods vehicles and discussed it with the local county councillor.

"Unfortunately there is no practical solution in this regard.

"The primary purpose of the public highway is for the passage and re-passage of traffic.

"Therefore, if vehicles are gaining access to serve premises, whether this be delivery vehicles or refuse wagons, then we have a duty to maintain this right of access, especially where no other means exist.

"We are in the process of providing clearer signs in the vicinity of Henry Street and George Street to deter non-essential heavy goods vehicle movements in Avon Street.

"Residents living in the area to the west of Evesham High Street were recently surveyed to gauge the level of support for residents' only parking.

"Avon Street did not receive enough support for a scheme to be taken forward.

"However we can confirm that Avon Street has recently been resurfaced."