![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/we-live-by-a-prem-stadium-matchdays-are-ruined-by-horror-parking-criminals/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/newspress-collage-24079512-1695380653736.jpg&description=PEOPLE living by a Premier League stadium said matchdays are awful with horror parking and black market criminals everywhere. Loud crowds pack the streets around Aston Villa FC's Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on matchday. 3 Aston Villa's ground on matchdays has provoked a flood of complaints Credit: LDRS/BPM 3 Residents said they are struggling with traffic chaos and illegal parking Credit: LDRS/BPM Thousands of Villans flock to the 42,640 capacity stadium plonking their vehicles on public streets at the rear of Aston railway station. But locals in the residential area by the stadium including Queens Road, Church Lane, Gladstone Street and Grosvenor Road are living a parking hell. Frustrated residents in the neighbourhood around the stadium said they are facing daily battles with chaotic traffic and illegal parking. Although fans parking illegally are now being slapped with a £50 fine - locals say it's not enough. Unashamed opportunists are now taking advantage of the high parking demand and have created a black market selling spots at ridiculous prices. They have even set up barriers charging matchgoers £5 to park on public land illegally. According to locals, The Salvation Army 's car park barrier was recently smashed and used as match day parking ahead of the game against Crystal Palace . Councillor and fellow Villa fan Lee Marsham said the behaviour is unacceptable and selfish to residents and fans. He told Birmingham Live : 'Home games are becoming like the Wild West with criminal activity, a black market and inconsiderate parking which impacts residents and fans. 'I'm pleased that my calls for more parking enforcement have been heard as I've seen cars being ticketed but it's not enough." Earlier this month, Mayor Andy Street and the club promised to redevelop the area surrounding the stadium to a more spacious one with enough transportation links for supporters. He promised they were drawing up an action plan to develop the "overcrowded" Witton station into){kind=link}
PEOPLE living by a Premier League stadium said matchdays are awful with horror parking and black market criminals everywhere.
Fed-up neighbours said they are battling daily with chaotic traffic and people parking on their streets.
Loud crowds pack the streets around Aston Villa FC’s Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on matchday.
Thousands of Villans flock to the 42,640 capacity stadium plonking their vehicles on public streets at the rear of Aston railway station.
But locals in the residential area by the stadium including Queens Road, Church Lane, Gladstone Street and Grosvenor Road are living a parking hell.