Traffic chaos outside a city school is an accident waiting to happen, a parent has claimed.
Dad Anthony Lowe, from Lyndale Road, whose nine-year-old son attends Folville Junior, in Braunstone, has called for more to be done to prevent parents parking on zig-zag lines outside the school and on pavements, blocking the view of oncoming traffic.
He said: "I walk my son to school most days and it's absolute chaos.
"I see parents routinely pulling up and parking irresponsibly and when I challenge them, I'm subjected to a torrent of abuse.
"I've even seen taxi drivers pull up onto the zig-zag lines to drop off children. They're licensed by the council and, therefore, I would hope the local authority could do something about this.
"Traffic officers have been to the school and, of course, it stops the problem temporarily, but we need a more permanent solution, like a permanent camera to keep an eye on them or a traffic officer who regularly visits."
Mr Lowe suggested nearby schools, Caldecote and Ravenhurst, could share a traffic officer.
He said: "I know the school has tried to get the message through to parents and a member of staff regularly stands outside to try and ease the situation, but if nothing is done I can see a serious accident happening."
Mr Lowe has written to Braunstone Park councillor Michael Cooke to complain and a meeting has now been arranged between them tomorrow at the school.
Folville head teacher Bruce Wells said he would welcome any permanent solution that could be found.
He said: "I'd support anything which made a difference because it is chaotic.
"We have regular newsletters urging parents to be responsible but the message just isn't getting through to everybody.
"If zig-zag lines could be put across both sides of the school entrance and more yellow lines it might help. We have tried to get the council to do more and even had officers down here counting vehicles, but they said there weren't enough cars to warrant more action and there were other schools in a worse position.
"We have lots of children arriving on bikes or scooters, or just walking, so the potential for an accident is quite high, particularly with these darker afternoons."
Coun Cooke was not available to comment.
A Leicester City Council spokesman said: "Illegal or inconsiderate parking outside school gates is treated as seriously as it is in any other area of the city, and our officers issue fixed penalty notices to any motorist caught doing so.
"Often parents stop only very briefly to drop off children which can make it difficult to issue them with fines.
"Folville Junior School is on our list of patrols and we will look at whether additional officers can attend during peak drop-off and pick-up times and take any necessary action against motorists."
