BROMSGROVE Police are urging parents to park sensibly as the school runs start up again for the new academic year.
Officers said they always saw a spoke in complaints around parking in September and have issued a handy guide on what the police and local council can deal with when it comes to parking issues.
What the guide says….
Parking issues are handled by a mixture of local authority and police powers, depending on the situation.
What the council deals with –
Your local council will deal with parking issues covering:
• Limited waiting bays
• Double/single yellow lines
• On-street pay and display bays
• Residents’ parking zones or permit holders’ only zones
• Blue badge (disabled) bays
• Loading bays
• Bus stops clearways
• Taxi bays
• School keep clears
• Clearways
• Dropped kerb access
• Double parking
• Pedestrian crossings
• Council owned car parks
What the police deals with –
As a police force, we will deal with parking issues that cover:
• Obstruction, this may include pavement parking
• Dangerous parking, this may include pavement parking
• Bends
• Brows of hills
• Dropped kerb access (as well as the council)
• One way traffic
• Box junctions
• Access only (unless access to premises is required)
• White hatched areas
• Pedestrian crossings (as well as the council)
In West Mercia the above applies to all areas with the exception of Telford and Wrekin where West Mercia Police enforce all parking issues on the public highway.
