Double yellow lines have been removed from residential streets near a new super hospital leaving hundreds of workers free to park where they like.

Householders in Govan have seen their driveways blocked and parents and children have been unable to use pavements.

Some have claimed that the council is ignoring their pleas for the lines to be repainted because many of them are campaigning against planned parking charges.

A Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) in streets with a G51 postcode would see residents charged £50 a year.

There are currently no restrictions and the removal of double yellow lines when streets were resurfaced last month has led to a free for all.

More than 10,000 people are employed at the new Queen Elizabeth University but there aren’t enough parking spaces at the 24-hour facility.

Lisa Devlin, a member of the G51 Free Parking Group which is campaigning against council plans to charge for parking in residential Govan streets, said: “Residents have lost the pavements outside their houses to cars parked directly outside their doors. Our elderly, disabled and parents with prams have to walk on the road which is very dangerous as it is. There is cars parked on corners which make it difficult for people to see traffic.

“The police have been called out but have refused to listen to residents’ worries and concerns. They have said there is nothing they can do which is simply not good enough.

“Our local elected members and the council have been contacted about the situation but residents’ concerns have fallen on deaf ears. Residents feel they are being penalised for objecting to the council’s parking plans therefore any concerns are being ignored.”

Charles Coyne, who lives in Cowden Street and is also a member of the G51 group said: “It’s out of control. We’ve had this problem for some time but with the double yellow lines gone it’s even worse. One day last week I counted 203 cars parked in the area.

“There are hospital staff who start at about seven in the morning and they’re here from 6am – reading the papers, doing their make up or sleeping in their cars - so they know they have a parking space.

“I’ve had the police out for some cars parking on the pavement and on corners, forcing pedestrians on to the road, but they say it’s not an offence.”

Roseanne Wingate, who lives in Carleith Quadrant with her partner and their four-year-old twins, said: “You can’t get past with a pram or a wheelchair. You also get people from the spinal unit coming around for some air but there’s no chance they can use the pavements now.

“It’s ridiculous and it seems to have got worse. All the streets around here are affected. People are parking where they like. They’ve no consideration for the people that live here.

“You can’t see around the corners for the parked cars and several times I’ve just missed having a head on collision. It’s terrible. How somebody hasn’t been hurt I don’t know. It’s an absolute nightmare.”

Chief Inspector Simon Jeacock, the local area commander, said his officers should take action “if a vehicle is causing an obstruction or is a danger to pedestrians or other road users”.

However, he added: “Parking is a decriminalised matter and is the responsibility of the local council, where parking restrictions exist.

“In this area, Glasgow City Council has local community traffic wardens responsible for enforcing all parking offences.”

SNP MSP for the Glasgow Region, Humza Yousaf, who has previously backed the G51 campaign, is to demand answers from the council.

He said: “Glasgow City Council has gone from one shambles to the next when dealing with the parking issue in the G51 area.

“It is unacceptable that mothers with prams and disabled people are having their paths blocked by cars parking on the pavements, I will be contacting the council to get an update and ensure immediate measures are taken to remedy the situation.”

A council spokesman said: “We’ve been trying to get the road markings repainted since the resurfacing work was completed but this has proved difficult because of the extremely wet weather we’ve been experiencing. We hope to carry out the work next week, depending on the weather.”

A spokeswoman for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said the health board is “sympathetic to the concerns raised by local residents”.

She added: “We recognise that inconsiderate parking on the streets outside our hospital sites causes disruption to our neighbours and we regularly reiterate to our staff to need park responsibly.”