We have just had another understandable complaint from a local resident about being regularly blocked in on their driveway by parents dropping off or collecting their children. This is unacceptable – as per section 243 the Highway Code, you must not park:

• Near a school entrance
• Anywhere you would prevent access for emergency services
• At or near a bus or tram stop or taxi rank
• Opposite or within 10 metres (32 feet) of a junction, except in an authorised parking space
• Near the brow or a hill or hump bridge
• Opposite (if this would cause an obstruction) another parked vehicle
• Where the kerb has been lowered to help wheelchair users and powered mobility vehicles
• In front of an entrance to a property
• On a bend
• Where you would obstruct cyclists’ use of cycle facilities except when forced to do so by stationary traffic

So, just another friendly reminder to parents who transport their child/ren to and from school by car to please:

• only park in official parking areas along the roads,
• be considerate to other parked cars (always ensuring you don’t block in anyone else’s parked car); and
• please don’t obstruct access to driveways.

Thank you.