Ring doorbell footage has captured motorists repeatedly crashing into bollards outside a Watford resident's home, as fresh calls are made to replace the controversial road restriction.
A width restriction has been installed on Woodmere Avenue in Watford, Hertfordshire, for years to prevent HGVs using the road as a shortcut. Although the layout has been widened and redesigned in recent years, collisions continue to occur, with the latest incident taking place last weekend.
Tim Vigor, who has lived on the road for three decades, says he has witnessed countless crashes from his front window. Vehicles have overturned, clipped wing mirrors, lost tyres and even become wedged between the bollards.
Because his home overlooks the restriction, his CCTV and Ring doorbell cameras have recorded hundreds of incidents over the years.
The 57-year-old said: "There are hundreds of videos, and those are just the ones I've been at home to record.
"It has been chaos. The people responsible just aren't interested. They don't care, and I don't think they'll ever do anything about it.
"It's been one thing after another."
Tim claims that, for around a decade, there were at least two crashes every day on the stretch of road between the A41 and Bushey Mill Lane.
One clip shows a car rolling onto its roof, sending debris flying across his driveway. Another captures a grey car being flipped onto its side after striking a bollard, which smashed through the vehicle's window.
He acknowledges that the number of collisions has fallen since Hertfordshire County Council redesigned the restriction in 2022. However, after witnessing two more crashes in the past month, he believes the problem remains unresolved.
The latest CCTV footage, recorded on July 4, shows a blue 4x4 striking the restriction, lifting the vehicle sharply into the air and almost causing it to overturn.
The repeated collisions have also damaged Tim's boundary wall and regularly left broken glass and vehicle debris scattered across his driveway.
He said: "There were multiple accidents every single day for ten years. At least one was a major crash every day. It was unbelievable.
"Over the years, the damage to vehicles must have cost millions of pounds. Week after week, cars were being written off.
"We were seeing a write-off every week for ten years, and I'm not exaggerating."
Last June, an Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) camera was installed to stop motorists using the nearby bus lane to bypass the restriction.
Tim believes the camera system could replace the bollards altogether by detecting and fining prohibited vehicles instead of relying on physical barriers.
However, despite raising the issue with local MPs, he says he has been told the bollards will remain.
He said the road originally had a single post on either side, which he believes worked effectively before it was replaced without consultation with nearby residents.
Tim argues that those living alongside the restriction should have been consulted before the changes were introduced.
He said: "I should have some say in what is installed outside my home because it wasn't like this when I moved in.
"They won't take notice until somebody is killed. They won't accept liability."
A spokesperson for Hertfordshire County Council said: "Since the restrictions at this site were altered during 2024/25 and an ANPR camera was installed to prevent drivers using the bus gate, the number of accidents has decreased dramatically.
"We would urge all motorists to follow the signage and drive carefully through the restriction."