THE daughter of an elderly blind woman has been left distraught after being warned she could no longer park outside her house.

Retired nurse Margaret Saunders and her mum Alice live in a terraced row of flats on an inlet on Drygate, one of the streets affected by the new restrictions around the Necropolis.

For more than 10 years Miss Saunders, 55, who used to work at the Royal Infirmary, has been able to park outside her home.

But, days after the restrictions came into place, a note was left on her car telling her she could not park there - and warning her next time she would get a ticket.

Parking zones and meters have come into force on Drygate and surrounding streets, but there is nothing to indicate the stretch Miss Saunders and her mum Alice, 87, live on is affected.

Council chiefs confirmed the inlet was on a private road. They denied their staff had left a note about parking on Miss Saunders' car and were puzzled by the warning.

But Miss Saunders, said: "A note was left on my car warning traffic congestion was being tackled in this area and that my car was parked in a restricted area.

"It said this was a warning but next time I could be issued with a penalty or the car could be removed. How I am supposed to pay a meter when there are none outside my house?

"I have repeatedly asked the council for a disabled parking space outside the house because my mum's mobility is limited and she cannot walk very far.

"What is my mum supposed to do every time I take her out if we are to park further away?"

A council spokeswoman said: "There are restrictions in Drygate, but this stretch of road is not our responsibility. It is a private road. Our staff have not placed any notes or tickets in that area."