Ambulances have being stopped from driving down streets in one busy West End community amid parking chaos which has engulfed the area.

Community leaders claim commuters to the West End and city centre are using Thornwood as a dumping ground for their cars, even stopping emergency services driving down streets to attend to residents.

In December an ambulance could not drive down one street in the area to attend to a resident who was having a heart attack, with paramedics instead forced to leave the vehicle and run to the man.

However, this is not an isolated incident, with those living nearby saying something needs to be done about the 'dangerous' situation.

Chair of the Thornwood Community Council, Frank McNab, said: "Parking has been invariably problematic, you can't breathe for cars.

"Ambulances and Environmental Services can't get around the corners, and there's no chance a fire engine would manage it.

"It is an absolute disaster. The council have to look at this as it's becoming unsustainable."

The situation in the area has reportedly been exacerbated by the imposition of parking restrictions in nearby Partick, meaning many commuters now turn to Thornwood for parking.

Residents are now compiling a report detailing the dozens of incidents of cars parking in disabled bays without permits, blocking pavements and blocking views of the road, which the community council say endangers children crossing the road.

They hope this will lead to greater priority being given to introduction of local parking restrictions.

Local woman Louisa Hammersley said: "This is affecting our quality of life and we would like this looked at."

A Glasgow city council spokesman said: “We are keen that residents and businesses in particular communities should be able to park or offer parking close to their homes and premises, and dangerous parking will not be tolerated in any part of Glasgow as drivers are expected to park in accordance with the road regulations at all times.

"Anyone – or any group – is welcome to contact us to discuss specific or general issues they have experienced or observed, and this will allow us to consider what action would be most appropriate.

"Resident parking zones have been well received in the communities where they have been introduced, and we always consider carefully requests from community to have such zones introduced.”

Have you had a similar problem in Thornwood? Is your area a parking nightmare? Get in touch via niall.christie@newsquest.co.uk.