Overgrown grass verges in High Wycombe have been branded a “danger” by a driver who says she struggles to pull out onto a busy main road near her home.

Louise Patten, who lives off the London Road, said the grass on verges along the busy road is so long, drivers who cannot see oncoming vehicles when trying to pull out of junctions and roundabouts.

Fearing a crash could occur, Mrs Patten said she has reported the long grass to Bucks County Council – who say they are experience a delay in dealing with the issue across the county due to the rapid growth of the grass late last month.

She said: “I have lived here for 27 years and it has never been this bad. It is an absolute shambles. Our council tax goes up almost every year and yet we can’t even get the grass cut.

“It is becoming a danger – it is so hard to pull out onto a road like London Road because it is so busy and you can barely see oncoming cars. I live near the beautiful blossom trees and the grass is actually getting so long, it is coming up to the lowest branches on the trees. It looks horrible.

“There could be a crash there if the problem is not sorted out.”

Mrs Patten, who lives on Riverswood Gardens, said the grass verges around Knaves Beech roundabout in Loudwater are also a problem.

She said: “The roundabout itself is really well looked after and looks great, but all the verges around it are appalling. I feel like I'm getting fobbed off by the council because they aren’t doing anything about it.”

Dave Stewart, from Transport for Bucks, said cutting work is due to take place in the Chepping Wycombe area from next week.

He said: “TfB carries out four cycles of grass cutting in urban areas such as Chepping each year, between early April and late October.

“The programme is currently slightly behind schedule due to unusually rapid growth in late April and early May, as longer grass takes a little longer to cut.

“Cutting in the Chepping area is scheduled for next week (week beginning Tuesday, May 29. We do recognise that visibility can become an issue, particularly when unseasonably warm weather means the grass is growing more quickly than expected – residents can report long grass on our website using Fix My Street, and we will carry out reactive inspection and cutting to ensure safety is maintained.

“For information on our future grass cutting programmes search ‘grass cutting’ on the county council website.”