Mayor Catrin Miles said drivers were parking in loading bays which sometimes brought traffic to a standstill when lorries were trying to make deliveries.

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"People don't use the public car parks and tend to park in the town centre illegally in loading bays and disabled parking spaces, " she said.

BBC: Ceredigion parking 'getting worse' six months on

In Aberystwyth, vehicles had parked illegally on double yellow lines, in loading bays, disabled parking bays and even on pavements, which led to complaints about a parking "free-for-all".

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