A householder has compared a councillor's "obsession" with more double yellow lines in his street to Nicola Sturgeon's wish for a second Scottish independence referendum.
But Watford borough councillor Peter Kloss insists he is acting on behalf of others who would like to see more restrictions in Cassiobury Park Avenue.
Dave Clifford, who lives in the street, received a letter around September 1 from Cllr Kloss asking for residents’ views on whether to proceed to a full consultation on more yellow lines.
Mr Clifford, 52, said he believes there are more than enough in the road already and questions the need for money to be spent on more.
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The father of two said: “There are so few parking spaces on this road, especially from the Swiss Avenue junction down to the bottom.
“Over a number of years, there have been more and more parking restrictions near Cassiobury Park Avenue and the surrounding roads.
“Only last year they wanted to put more double yellow lines on the road, but then they didn’t because I and a few other neighbours complained.
“It seems to be an obsession of Peter Kloss, to keep coming back and canvasing about parking.
“It’s like Nicola Sturgeon on the Scottish referendum.”
Mr Clifford, a painter and decorator, said the double yellow lines already in place make it difficult for people to park when visiting.
He said: “My mum has bad mobility so she can’t use the train and there is nowhere near for her to park near the house.
“I have to park at Croxley so she can park on my drive when she visits.”
Mr Clifford wants money to be spent elsewhere instead of the possibility of more double yellow lines.
He said: “There are other things the money could be spent on, such as traffic calming measures to make the rat run less of an issue or to slow traffic to 20mph based on the school.”
Cllr Kloss did not respond to requests for a comment but in correspondence with Mr Clifford, seen by the Watford Observer, asked whether he should ignore those who contacted him wanting changes.
He added: "The limited proposal last year for additional double yellow lines on your street received almost exactly 50/50 in favour/against from residents and did not proceed therefore. However it is not the case that all your neighbours are against changes.
"I also have feedback regularly from the Cassiobury Triangle Residents Association about these problems and their desire to see a solution found."
Cllr Kloss said that if responses to his letter showed views were still divided, then a full consultation will not be pursued and he would not return to the issue unless "something significant" changes.
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