A CANCER patient fears an ambulance will not be able to reach him if he falls ill because of selfish parking by parents.

Raymond Duncan lives opposite Thorntree Primary and says drivers block his street morning and afternoon.

He has lived on Cobinshaw Street for 34 years and now feels under siege in his own home.

The 72-year-old said: “They drive in and double park. They park on the pavements and they park on a slabbed area - all the slabs are damaged and cracked now.

“I went out to ask one man to move along. He drove on then reversed back to face the other way and said to me: ‘If you open your mouth again, I’ll drive into your garden and I’ll batter your **** in.’

“I don’t want any problems or trouble but the situation is absolutely unbelievable.”

The Greenfield primary school has clearly marked double yellow lines and zig zags outside - but parents think they are above obeying the rules of the road.

From around 2.30pm, ahead of pick up time, parents begin arriving in order to secure parking spaces.

Those who come later simply double park on Cobinshaw Street, preventing residents from parking outside their homes and blocking in those who are already parked.

Mr Duncan has been receiving chemotherapy for cancer and worries that he falls ill.

He said: “I have cancer and I also suffered a heart attack.

“I’m still attending hospital and if I needed an ambulance during the morning or afternoon school drop off and pick up times the emergency services would not be able to gain access.

“I personally have been to the council, the school, the police and my local MPs and MSPs but nothing is done.

“The police did send an officer down one morning but morning’s are not as bad as afternoons - and it doesn’t have a lasting effect, they still come back the next day and do the same thing.

“Nobody cares.”

Mr Duncan only retired two years ago and has noticed the problem since being at home more.

He added: “We are denied the right to movement and I don’t think that’s very fair.”

Residents near schools across the city have been contacting the Evening Times about problems with parents in their streets.

A Glasgow City Council spokeswoman said: “Everyone’s priority must be safety, rather than convenience, when it comes to travelling to and from school.”