Police slam drivers over shoddy parking and share pictures revealing ‘shocking’ examples
“Do they have a permit?” Police are reprimanding motorists for sloppy parking and are sharing photos of ‘shocking’ examples
- Police shared ‘shocking’ examples of bad parking in an attempt to shame motorists
- Police called on motorists to simply stop parking on Soho Road
Police have resorted to taking pictures of poorly parked cars and posting them on Twitter in an attempt to disgrace careless drivers.
Exasperated police officers shared ‘shocking’ examples of bad parking on Birmingham’s Soho Road as they berated careless parkers for ‘putting lives at risk’.
Examples were a driver who simply parked his car in the middle of the curb and another who parked his car hanging from the curb.
The police mocked the bad parkers by asking ‘Do they have a permit?’ while urging motorists to simply stop parking on the curb.
Officers also warned that bad parkers create “dangerous situations,” while vowing to “actively track down” those who broke traffic rules.
Police shared a photo of a silver Vauxhall as they asked ‘Do they even have a driver’s license’
The silver Vaxhaull was pictured hanging from the curb
Police said they had already issued 37 fixed fines “for a series of parking violations.”
In one photo, a silver Vauxhall is half on the sidewalk and half on the road, angled diagonally from the house.
“I can’t parallel park, so I’ll leave it here, 1/2 to 1/2 from the curb, blocking the sidewalk!” the police joked on Twitter.
Police said anyone whose car was photographed should “expect a letter in the coming days.”
The crackdown followed citizens’ concerns about the “terrible” parking lots in the area.
Police said they had issued 37 firm fines for a range of offences
Police resorted to shaming drivers after warnings didn’t work
The crackdown follows complaints from members of the public
Prior to the crackdown, the officers claimed they had repeatedly tried to explain to drivers the dangers of illegal parking.
Now the police hope to shame unreliable parkers into complying with the rules.
They warned that the problem cannot be solved “by encouragement and education alone”, saying that drivers know they are breaking the law, but they do it anyway.
“Feedback from all the drivers we spoke to today was that they knew they were committing offenses but went ahead and did it anyway!” said the police.