Frustrated residents living in a village plagued with “chaotic” parking fear it is only a matter of time before a serious accident happens, as a mum spoke of how her young daughter was almost run over near her home this week.

Dozens of people living in Chalfont St Peter joined together on Wednesday evening (March 21) to voice concerns over parking in the village–where drivers park across driveways and on grass verges.

A lack of enforcement and numerous commuters driving to the village for work has created a “snowball” effect according to residents who fear the problem is only going to get worse.

The problem does not stop at parking, says Lower Road resident, Emma Old, as “brazen” motorists drive carelessly in the area, particularly during rush-hour.

She said: “Twice this week my daughter and I have nearly been run over on the pavement by the office workers mounting the pavement, to the extent my daughter is running away.

“I went back and said to the guy ‘will you please just speak to me, you wouldn’t have done that if that was your family in front of you.’.

“It is not just parking it is now that they are being brazen at the times of the school run.”

Chalfont St Peter Chamber of Commerce says the issue, which has affected the village for years, is impacting businesses in the area – and the group is planning to launch a scheme which will see residents rent their drives to commuters to park on.

Marie Cavanagh, from the Chamber of Commerce, said: “There is nowhere to go to park in Chalfont St Peter and it is only going to get worse. What is the solution?

“You can put double yellow lines at common were it is really dangerous because people park there. These are people that are working in the village, we can’t stop them from parking in the village.”

Residents called for double yellow lines to be painted on either side of Lower Road and for more information to be made available regarding who is responsible for parking enforcement.

Parking manager at Bucks County Council (BCC) Mark Davis, said: “I would agree that enforcement needs to be increased around here.

“The south of the county doesn’t seem to be getting as much enforcement as it needs and we have been working on that a lot, trying to trial some new schemes, get some new staff, they have raised their numbers already”.

Residents were also encouraged to pay for white lines to be painted at the entrance of their driveways, which cost £90, and launch a Residents Association to create a dialogue with businesses in the village.

Those working in the village are “aware” of the parking problems, according to BCC, however they have pointed out that new businesses are encouraged into the village to help the economy.

TfB will now put together a proposal with ways to improve parking in the village.