AFTER six months of 'parking wars', a Milford Haven mum is hopeful her son may soon be able to travel to school in safety.

Rhiannon Williams, 28, has been fighting to stop cars parking across the pavement, so that her 10-year-old son Ioan has space to use his electric wheelchair.

Ioan has Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) - a genetic disorder characterised by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness.

He relies on his buggy to travel to school, and play outside with his friends.

Fed up of Ioan being unable to squeeze through the gaps left by drivers outside her home in Hakin, Rhiannon took matters into her own hands, contacting police, the county council, and printing her own leaflets to raise awareness.

"For a long time the council said it's a police matter and the police said it's a council matter," said Rhiannon.

"My son in his wheelchair can't get down his own street and sometimes not into his own house.

"After school is the busiest time, and when people come home from work.

"They park over the dropped kerb, and on top of the pavements, so there's just no room for you to get past.

"I hate to have to put leaflets on people's cars, but my son's life is already difficult enough and he should be able to have some independence without having to come back home to get me to walk out on the road with him."

"After work is the busiest time said Rhiannon's mum Sarah Kimpson.

"Ioan's chair is his only means of transport, it's his independence."

"I just want to raise awareness and get people to think of wheelchair users and parents with buggies," said Rhiannon.

This week, Pembrokeshire County Council has given Rhiannon the good news that it is now looking at extending the double yellow lines outside her house, so Ioan can safely cross the road.

A spokesman for Pembrokeshire County Council said: "We are looking at the possibility of extending the double yellow lines by five metres in order to improve the sight line for disabled people using the drop kerb."