Bad and pavement parking is an issue that winds everybody up.
Whether you’re walking down the street or trying to cross the road, a car left in your way can be annoying. Particularly if it’s not meant to be there in the first place.
Many take to social media to air their grievances over nuisance parking when they don’t know who to report the issue to. Now Merseyside Police have clarified the matter.
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Speaking at a meeting of the Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner’s (PCC) scrutiny panel, Temporary Assistant Chief Constable Paul White explained how dealing with nuisance parking is a “joined up approach.” He said: “Pavement parking is enforced by multiple means.
“The standard form would be an active officer witnessing an improperly parked vehicle and issuing a ticket, but in more recent years, the Merseyside Police road safety partnership have made this a big issue and a priority, listening to feedback from our communities.” TACC White explained how people can report issues as and when they occur.
He said: “There’s a specific pavement parking email address in which we get generalised public complaints about bad parking as well as bad parking by individuals as well as a photograph of the offence. The road safety partnership will then send that to the relevant local policing inspector, they will request an officer attend the location and conduct enforcement.
“With singular vehicles, educational letters are sent advising the driver of the problems their parking is causing. While normally the partnership doesn't normally have an enforcement capacity, if the pavement parker is a constant offender, these details are passed onto the team who can deal with it effectively.”
The scrutiny hearing was also given an update on progress around scrambler bike issues. Merseyside Police uses Operation Brookdale to tackle incidents relating to the vehicles and it was said occurrences continue to be on a “downward trend” compared to previous years.
Amanda Ross, analytics and evaluation manager, said December was the lowest period of 2022 and the lowest on record since 2019. Deputy PCC Jeanie Bell said: “I love Operation Brookdale, I live in Newton-le-Willows where we are plagued by scrambler bikes and every year I rejoice as soon as the operation begins because I know it makes life so much easier for residents.”
Ms Ross’ update came moments after officers were called to reports of two men on a scrambler bike causing damage to a Porsche at the junction of West Derby Road and Sheil Road. A video captured two men being knocked off a scrambler bike and being chased on foot.
Enquiries are ongoing, including CCTV and dashcam, and the bike has been seized. It was also revealed how 55 crimes involving food delivery companies have been reported since 2019.
Ms Ross said dealing with incidents involving couriers had become “more daily business really in dealing with the offending pattern.” She added: “It is sporadic in terms of offences and they are being dealt with on a case by case basis.”
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