The roadside opposite the Roads and Maritime Services office at the intersection of Bradwardine Road has become a new favourite for owners and buyers seeking a quick private sale.

And while Bathurst Regional Council might not like the idea, councillors have been reminded there is little that can be done to stop them.

Deputy mayor Ian North raised the issue at a policy committee meeting earlier this month and was told scheduled works in the area might be enough to solve the problem, though there’s little doubt it will just move to a new location.

Engineering services director Doug Patterson later said council would upgrade that intersection as part of the city entrances strategy adopted by council.

There will also be a cycle path built along the new section of Bradwardine Road between Suttor Street and the highway.

This is not the first time council has been asked to tackle roadside car sales.

In 2011, council erected barriers around a vacant lot at the corner of Gilmour and Hereford streets at Kelso to stop owners selling their cars there.

The lot had attracted up to 20 cars at a time, with claims they were blocking motorists’ views around the busy intersection.

Cr Bobby Bourke had pushed for council to shut down the informal car lot, but was happy to see the used cars offered for sale further along Hereford Street instead, on the roadside opposite Ann Ashwood Park.