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Vehicles blocking school entrances daily
Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. ref: 7272018.
Inconsiderate parking of vehicles being parked everyday in front of both entrances to the Pre School and Primary School. It’s a daily occurrence, at times there are multiple vehicles parked on the pathways and leaves no room for pedestrians, pushchairs and mobility aids. It’s becoming dangerous as pedestrians are forced into the road and obstructing the view from the school car park exit. The area in needs yellow markings and bollards to stop vehicles obstructing the school entrances. As vehicles are not moved before staff and students start arriving from for breakfast clubs.
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Thank you for your enquiry.
This type of problem is becoming more common and is in part due to an increase in vehicle ownership, especially in built-up areas, where parking is at a premium. A consequence of this is that roads in some locations are not designed to cater for parking which leads to motorists becoming tempted to park indiscriminately, such as close to junctions or in other obstructive ways, and in doing so fail to observe the highway code in this respect.
Where a vehicle is parked in such a way that impedes vehicle access, which may constitute an obstruction to other road users, this should be reported to the local Police who can carry out the necessary enforcement action against the owners. Similarly, if the vehicle is parked on the footpath and causing an obstruction, this should be reported to the local Police, however they can only consider taking action if the vehicle is parked wholly across the footpath. You may report parking issues to the Police using the following link; https://www.northants.police.uk/ Where there is an issue with parking as with this scenario, the Authority are unable to solve the problem with engineering measures without either opposition from the local community or the displacement of vehicles to another location, and therefore rely on motorists to park in a sensible and considerate manner. There are occasions when preventative parking measures would be of benefit, such as waiting restrictions which can be implemented to address a permanent instance of dangerous parking. When considering these requests however, it is necessary to keep in mind the displacement of vehicles and where these will be transferred. As with many highway related problems it’s about striking a balance that addresses the issues without creating new ones. If you think this area would benefit from waiting restrictions, please use the following link for further information on how to make an application; Request new parking restrictions | West Northamptonshire Council (westnorthants.gov.uk) Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention, I trust you find this information useful.
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