A Dover mother-of-three has hit out at motorists who park their cars just inches away from her front door.

Kirstie Whiting, 22, of Clarendon Street, has claimed people park so close that it stops her from going out of the house.

She said she feels like a prisoner in her own home and has suffered from depression and anxiety.

She said: “If I get the pushchair out of my house it will damage the car and some days I can’t even go to collect my son from school. It is sad that I feel like a prisoner in my own home, it isn’t really a life.

“I can’t always bring friends back because I know they won’t be able to get in my door.”

She has called for the council to intervene, claiming the issue affects other residents with pushchairs and those who use wheelchairs.

“I am stuck inside about four days a week,” she said. “Most weeks I can’t take all of my children out at once, my partner usually stays at home with them.

“They are meant to come out and see the world and they are going to suffer if it carries on.”

Miss Whiting has been living in the street since March and said the issue affected her immediately.

A DDC spokesman said: “We do understand residents’ frustration, however, DDC’s civil enforcement officers can only enforce the parking restrictions that are in place, which in this area would include the yellow line junction protection and disabled parking bays.

“Vehicles parking on the footway causing obstruction are a clear matter for the police who have the powers to deal with such offences.

“Should residents want additional parking prohibitions, then they will need to apply to KCC Highways.”