A Yeadon pensioner who uses an invalid chair to get about is experiencing problems in the town's busy High Street.

Robert Whitehead, 76, of Albert Square, says he has experienced difficulty in moving around the town in his electric scooter because motorists park their cars the full length of the street. He says there are Keep Clear signs in various parts of the town but motorists are inclined to ignore them.

"Some of the kerbs are quite high but at several places they have been lowered for the purpose of allowing prams and wheelchairs easier passage when crossing the road, but these are often blocked" he said.

Mr Whitehead says there is not a pedestrian crossing on the street and described the driving of some motorists as 'too fast.'

He said he had spoken to a traffic warden who had told him it was not an offence to park on a keep clear sign.

Another problem for pedestrians and motorists is caused by the parking of vehicles on the roundabout at Albert Square.

Mr Whitehead said other disabled people were also experiencing difficulty on Yeadon's pavements. "We are not licensed to drive on the road," he said.

He said the parking problem had been reduced a little since the Sub-Post Office had moved to another site in the High Street.

A spokesman for Leeds City Council said: "We are very familiar with the problems Robert Whitehead describes. We are very keen to improve the situation and intend to implement revised traffic regulation orders in the Yeadon area as soon as our finances allow.

"Any traffic regulation scheme will address both problems."

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