<text>  A 72-year-old woman created her own no parking zone outside her home after becoming frustrated with the number of cars being left in front of her driveway. The grandmother, who does not want to be named, said she took action after being repeatedly blocked in by parents on their way to pick up and drop off their children at a nearby school. She paid to have a white line painted on the road in front of her home on Culmington Road, Birmingham, and no parking written on the pavement. Action: The 72-year-old woman, who does not want to be named, paid to have a white line painted on the road in front of her home on Culmington Road, Birmingham, and no parking written on the pavement . The woman also placed traffic cones on either side of her driveway. Parents of pupils at Albert Bradbeer Primary School, which is less than half a mile away, have branded her decision ludicrous. The grandmother-of-five called the police during a dispute last week with a couple who she claims parked in front of her home twice on the same day. She said: The couple deliberately came and parked and blocked me in. They have children at the school - two little children - and I went to see who was parking there and blocking me in. In the afternoon he came back again. I said You again? Im calling the police. She claimed the man started racially abusing her and mimicking the way she talked. She added: I had to get the police involved. They told me to put something visible up so people would know theres no parking. I have lived here 20 years and this is the first time I have had any trouble. Sometimes you overlook things. I dont mind people parking on the public bit but not parking on my driveway that I paid to make. Parents at the school have branded the womans decision extreme. One mother, Katey Large, who walks her children to school along the road every day, said: There have been days when the lady who lives there sits outside in a chair underneath the window and tells people they cant park there and shes gone to extremes now by painting that on the road. People with drop kerbs dont want people parking on them but to go to the extreme of painting it yourself is ludicrous. As if Birmingham doesnt have enough litter on the streets, were are teaching people its OK to paint lines on the footpath. Its crazy. Taking a stand: The grandmother-of-five also placed traffic cones on either side of her driveway . Ludicrous: Parents of nearby Albert Bradbeer Primary School have branded her measures extreme But she added: You quite often see parents in the morning walking up the road and sniggering, but if it was outside their house they wouldnt be laughing about it. A spokesman for Birmingham City Council said: She doesnt have the right to paint on the road because road markings are subject to traffic laws. If its on her property thats different but if its on the public highway, its not allowed. 