Over the past few months we have been receiving an increasing amount of complaints regarding parking during the school drop off and pick up times. The main areas affected by this are Lynton Lane, Davey Lane, Eaton Drive, Ryleys Lane, Brook Lane and Lydiatt Lane.

Although we appreciate that parking is limited in the village it does not excuse careless and dangerous parking. Police notices have been displayed in some of these areas and little if no notice is being taken of them. This being the case, it is now time to take a much more pro-active approach to try and resolve this issue before an accident occurs.

What I intend to do, with the assistance of my colleagues, is monitor the parking during the hours mentioned, any vehicles committing an offence will be issued with a £30 fixed penalty notice. If this does not begin to ease the problem then I will run what is known as Operation Python.

This is a parking initiative used to tackle dangerous and obstructive parking which involves both Police and Egertons who will be there ready to immediately tow any necessary vehicles. This is an extreme approach and is one I only wish to use as a last resort so it is important that all motorists are aware of the following offences and to make sure that they do not commit them;

• Parking with 10 metres of the junction is an offence - All vehicles must be parked at least 10 metres away from the junction.
• Parking on the pavement is an offence if the vehicle is not leaving enough room for a double buggy and wheel chair.
• Double parking on the pavement restricting the flow of traffic is an offence.