Like many major cities, Birmingham has been blighted by some very bad parking over the years.
One such incident that stands out occurred recently when angry drivers slammed what they called ‘Britain’s worst parking’.
Cars were dangerously abandoned on a busy city roundabout outside one of the UK’s biggest mosques, the Central Jamia Mosque Ghamkol Sharif in Small Heath, Birmingham. This happened after thousands went to the mosque to celebrate Eid-al-Adha, on 17 June 2024.
Onlookers reported at least one collision and several near-misses as drivers attempted to reverse off the Poet’s Corner roundabout into oncoming traffic.
There are number of streets around the city which are worse than others when it comes to pulling up in our cars, and driving in Birmingham isn’t always the easiest of tasks.
The city council is eager to promote the use of public transport, and has, of course, introduced the Clean Air Zone to improve emissions standards within the city centre - but still thousands of cars pass through Birmingham each day.
To find out how Brummies feel about the most difficult streets to park on, we asked our readers for their opinion on the matter.
BirminghamWorld also spoke with residents in Birmingham city centre about the worst street for parking in the city, which you can see in the video above.
Here are the top answers from local people about the worst roads to park on in Birmingham:
1. Golden Hillock Rd, Small Heath, Birmingham
Recently, this road has been dubbed "Britain's worst parking" because cars were recklessly left parked outside Central Jamia Mosque Ghamkol Sharif, one of the largest mosques in the UK, on a busy city roundabout. | SWNS
2. Alum Rock Road, Alum Rock
Alum Rock Road was mentioned a number of times by our readers as one of the worst streets for parking in Birmingham. One resident even described it as ‘the worst road in England’ | Google
3. Coventry Road, Small Heath & Bordesley Green
Coventry Road was mentioned as a nightmare road for parking in Birmingham. The street runs through Small Heath and Sheldon | google
4. Soho Road, Handsworth
Handsworth’s Soho Road is known to be busy due to the number of shops on the street. It was mentioned a couple of times by our readers as a particularly difficult street to park on | google