Worried residents are calling for better parking management in their street amid fears someone could get hurt because of “unsafe” commuter parking.

Residents in Upper Hollis, Great Missenden, say commuters “constantly” park in the narrow street and its bends, creating a “dangerous” situation for those who live there.

Nicholas Brentnall said: “They come every morning and they park all the way down the road and around the corners, and create a dangerous situation for all of us.

“We believe an accident is going to happen especially as we are senior citizens living here. A lot of them are frightened of taking their cars out.”

The residents believe the problem started three years ago when Chiltern Manor Park, down the hill and closer to the station, had parking restrictions imposed by Bucks County Council (BCC) after residents there became “fed up” with commuters.

They say representations were made by those living in Upper Hollis who were worried that commuter parking would move up the hill to their road, and claim their concerns were either “ignored” or “not properly considered” by the council.

Another resident, Jeremy Gibbs, said: “In making the order, BCC guidelines required it to consider the likely impact of making such an Order upon nearby roads including UH, the intention being that they should be protected too.

“BCC acknowledged commuters would walk up to one mile for free parking.

“The committee thus apparently failed to comply with their guidelines and protect Upper Hollis. We have now become the whipping boy.

“Commuters who park in Upper Hollis refuse to use the railway station car park when there is plenty of room there. They just refuse to pay the parking charges.”

BCC said during the original statutory consultation on the waiting restrictions in Great Missenden, it received 12 requests from Upper Hollis residents to extend the scheme to include their road.

But it was deemed as being outside of the scope and funding of the original scheme by the Great Missenden Working Group.

Spokesman Florence Matthews said: “However, consideration was given to potential displacement issues and restrictions where introduced to address specific road safety issues around the junction of Upper Hollis Road and Martinsend Lane.”

Mr Gibbs added: “Sometimes cars entering Upper Hollis are forced to reverse into the main road to allow others to exit. If you meet a car from the opposite direction then most likely someone has to reverse as the passing space is insufficient.

“BCC have been told frequently this is an accident waiting to happen and they are risking people’s lives. They ignore this.”

Ms Matthews said: “The introduction of further restrictions at this location can be considered, the process requires a formal legal process to be followed.

“This involves a number of steps including identification of need, public consultation and site surveys as well as any physical works to put restrictions on the road.

“Any proposals must take due consideration of the possible impact of any neighbouring areas and is quite a lengthy process which requires a source of funding to be identified to cover the significant costs involved.”