A bright green parcel locker plunked right in the middle of a quiet cul-de-sac has been removed after less than a month in response to complaints from residents.
Locals were left baffled when they discovered the huge locker had been erected yards from their homes in Coventry, England.
The company behind it has now admitted the location was “wholly unsuitable” and dismantled the 8ft structure after hearing about the outrage.
Homeowner John Davies, who lives just a few doors down from where the locker appeared in Arne Road, Walsgrave, said residents were “overjoyed” following the u-turn.
But they are questioning why it was ever put there in first place. It wasn’t even used once—and its location was a half mile from the nearest shops.
“Thankfully it’s been removed,” 77-year-old John told SWNS news. “Some men came and took it away.”
“I hope it makes them think about where they put these things in the future, they can’t just be putting them anywhere. It was an awful shock for us.”
“The residents were all overjoyed, we were all thankful that it’s gone from the street. It was such an extreme eyesore for so many of us.
“Apparently, they had been given 28 days to take it down, but to get it gone this quick is amazing.
“Now there’s just the concrete block there now, which needs to go as that’s bad in itself.”
Neighbors had expressed their anger after Yeep! installed the garish solar-powered delivery lockers, randomly in early April.
“We were on holiday and when we got back it was there, plunked in the middle of the neighborhood,” John’s wife Suzanna recalled. “It’s outrageous.”
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“We all care for where we live. There’s pretty flowers and we all help with the mowing, which will make it a bit hard to do.
“It’s all resident parking only. (Now) there’s more risk of traffic and a danger to kids. Who wants to live near that?”
Lynda Congrave, 79, who has lived on the street for 40 years, was fuming. “I can’t believe it’s right outside my living room window. It’s disgusting.”
CEO of Yeep! Jamie Dickinson, put out a statement saying, “Yeep! would like to apologize unreservedly to the residents of Arne Road in Walsgrave, Coventry.
“We have investigated the circumstances surrounding the installation and acknowledge that the location was wholly unsuitable.
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“We have also reviewed our internal procedures and are implementing strengthened controls and additional improvements to prevent a similar experience occurring.”
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