LORRIES get stuck about "once a month" due to a SatNav error, causing traffic chaos and damaged cars.

Another lorry was stuck on Park Street, Worcester on Monday night, as it failed to get past parked cars on both sides of the road at around 7.15pm, which left the road blocked for around two hours.

Staff at nearby businesses say that lorries being stuck is a regular occurrence and called on the council to sign post the area better to prevent cars being damaged and traffic disruption.

It is the third time in the last few months that the Worcester News has reported on lorries being stuck in Park Street.

Duncan Sutcliffe, owner of Sutcliffe and Co Insurance Brokers said: "It is about a monthly occurrence and it is due to the Sat Navs taking lorries in this direction.

"I think the council should signpost the road better and make it clear that lorries should not go down it.

"It has got worse in the last five years, I don't know if that is because more people use Sat Navs.

"A few parked cars have been damaged over the years, and yes it does cause disruption to the businesses."

Liam Jennings, who works at Enterprise Rent-a-Car said: "I have seen two in the last three or four months.

"Sometimes it can be delayed for a while, but it does not disrupt us as we know the way around the disruption."

A staff member at 5 Star Windows and Conservatories, who did not wish to be named added: "It is not the fault of the lorries, but of the parked cars.

"When I did my driving test you were meant to be 15ft from the junction and those cars (in Park Street) are a lot closer than that.

"I think they should put yellow lines on that first 15 ft, or only allow parking on one side of the road.

"One time, a lorry blocked the road for about four or five hours, they had to tow the car at the front (by the junction with Carden Street) onto the pavement so that the lorry could get out."

Cllr Alan Amos, cabinet member with responsibility for highways, said: "As part of our continued commitment towards reducing congestion across Worcestershire, we are looking at pinch points on the highway network to see what potential changes or adaptations we can make."