A councillor has said the pressure on backstreet parking is "huge" after a car transporter lorry became the latest large vehicle to get stuck between parked cars in a popular tourist town.
A car transporter became stuck attempting to pass through Southey Street, Keswick - which was congested with parked cars - on Monday October 18.
Cumbria County Councillor for Keswick, Tony Lywood, said the council intends to create a community parking scheme for Keswick's backstreets to help curb the issue of congestion.
"The pressure on the backstreets is absolutely huge," said Cumbria County Councillor for Keswick, Tony Lywood.
"Because it is [effectively] an unregulated and free car park.
"A parking review is being undertaken now by Cumbria County Council and proposals are being put in place as we speak."
A community parking scheme for Keswick's backstreets, including Southey Street, Castle Street and Helvellyn Street, would include "considerably more" yellow lines and parking permits for residents.
According to Cllr Lywood, Keswick was a town that normally started getting busier during Easter and died down again at the end of August.
When asked if congested streets in Keswick was usual for this time of year, he said that the town starts to get busier during February half term and that this period "doesn't end until the New Year period".
He added: "It's almost a 10-month town now and it is busy right the way through."
On whether anything would be done to provide alternative parking in the town as a way of curbing the issue of congested streets, Cllr Lywood said: "There enough places to park in the town already.
"A lot of people who come to the town as day trippers, workers and shoppers know these other car park spaces and you can actually get a parking permit for £110 a year in the Crossthwaite Car Park.
"If you have a free car parking area right [through] the other town, that's when people congregate.
"Keswick thrives on tourism and that's the basis of our economy, but some provision has to be made for the people who live here so that they can park in front of their houses."
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