Parking

🚗 Parking Concerns in Our Area

We continue to see an increase in parking issues and complaints across the area. Our officers are working hard to address these concerns, but there are also simple steps everyone can take to help keep our roads, pavements, and communities safe.

Inconsiderate or illegal parking puts pedestrians and other road users at risk. It can also block access for emergency vehicles, which may delay vital help when every second counts. While some enforcement is carried out by police and our partners, local authorities also employ parking enforcement officers to support this work. In many cases, raising awareness and encouraging considerate parking can resolve issues before enforcement becomes necessary.

We have six primary schools within our patch:

Morda, Pant, Kinnerley, West Felton, Trefonen, and Ruyton XI Towns.

Unfortunately, we continue to receive reports of parents parking on zig‑zag lines, double yellow lines, and stopping in restricted zones during school drop‑off and pick‑up times. These markings are there for one reason only: to keep children and pedestrians safe.

Parking on or near school zig‑zags reduces visibility, creates dangerous crossing conditions, and puts young people at real risk. This behaviour must stop.

Impact on Residents and Pedestrians

We are also seeing an increase in vehicles:

•            Blocking residents’ driveways

•            Parking over pavements

•            Forcing pedestrians, including those with prams or mobility aids, into the road

This is not acceptable. Pavements are for people, and obstructing them creates hazards for some of the most vulnerable members of our community.

Some of the most concerning reports have come from West Felton and Morda, where repeated poor parking is causing frustration for residents and creating unnecessary risks for children walking to and from school. A lack of respect for local residents, and more importantly, for the safety of children, cannot continue.

We will continue to carry out patrols, engage with schools, and work alongside local authority parking enforcement officers. 

However, the most effective solution is community cooperation. 

A moment of convenience for one driver should never come at the expense of another person’s safety.

PC Wright 

Oswestry Rural South