Oakmede Place car park is privately owned by Sorbon Estates but serves as the car park for the small shopping precinct which is used by many of the village’s residents and the Binfield Club.

However shoppers who regularly use the car park are getting fed up with the number of potholes that are developing in the car park and not being dealt with by the owners.

Binfield resident Carol Milligan has also set up a petition asking the two private firms to “take responsibility” and carry out the necessary maintenance work. It has gathered nearly 200 signatures so far.

She said: “The car park is a disaster zone with deep potholes and a broken surface which is susceptible to flooding at one end whenever it rains. It’s getting to the stage now where folk are avoiding the shops as there is a risk of damage to the cars and also injury to themselves tripping on the uneven surface.

“A fair amount has been spent in renovating the shop fronts and signage but currently there seems to be no movement in trying to fix the car park surface.” Jonathan Gould, senior estates manager at Sorbon Estates, said the company realised work needed to be done, but unauthorised parking by parents on the school run for Binfield Primary School had exacerbated the issue.

He said: “Sorbon Estates acknowledges the need for the resurfacing of the Oakmede Place car park and already has these works scheduled for spring 2015. Works scheduled prior to this include filling in two potholes, which are due to be carried out by our maintenance team in December.

“The increased wear and tear of the car park surface is in part exacerbated by unauthorised parking. Subsequently, there are often less spaces available for the businesses and their customers.

“We do our best to monitor car park over-usage and at the same time maintain the area to ensure it is fit for purpose, carrying out regular patch repairs. Since we are mindful of the cost overheads for our tenants, we try to spread all maintenance expenditure over a period of time.” Binfield Parish Council also said it had received several complaints from residents, and added that it was pleased the firms were acting on them.

The council’s clerk, Amanda Sculley, said: “The council is aware that work needs to be done to the car park and we have been assured a temporary fix will be made this month for the winter period. We are optimistic the car park surface will be fixed and any reason to speed the works along will be most welcome.”