A SINGLE mum has been left gobsmacked by a cheeky driver parking in her driveway.

Bianca Hills lives in a flat in Winchester Road, Shirley, with her 16-month-old daughter.

But the 30-year-old has been left fuming after spotting a red Audi parking in the spot she parks in outside her terraced home.

She says she has spotted the car - driven by an estate agent - on her driveway several times in the past few weeks despite asking the driver to park elsewhere.

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Daily Echo: Bianca Hill's car was parked in her driveway Bianca Hill's car was parked in her driveway (Image: Newsquest)

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She said: "I am very frustrated with the situation and rightly should be. 

"I have a little girl with me, and I can't leave her unattended in the car every time someone parks in my driveway. The absolute audacity and the cheek of it." 

Bianca said she has nowhere else to park as the entire road has double yellow lines.

She added: "I live quite close to the hospital, so we have an ambulance going up and down the road the entire time. 

"The company should have done their research on where they could park before coming to check the property." Daily Echo: Winchester Road in Shirley Winchester Road in Shirley (Image: Newsquest)

Bianca says she has also called estate agent Hamwic many times to explain the situation and is now demanding a formal apology. 

She added: "This should be dealt with in a professional and humane way. 

"At the end of the day, this should be acknowledged and the driver should be held accountable. 

"You can't misuse people's property for your own use." 

Hamwic manager, Neil Flaherty, who parked in her driveway, told the Echo he parked in the spot once.

He said: "Being a very busy main road, no alternative parking for the 15-minute visit was available.

"I knocked on the door and no one was in."

Mr Flaherty said he offered to move his car when confronted by the resident.

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