Officers say they’re taking action across the city to resolve ‘problem parking’ in different communities
Police have been cracking down on ‘problem parking’ across Birmingham – including drivers ‘causing gridlock’ and parking dangerously near schools.
The force said it was “tackling it head-on” sharing several images of badly parked cars on curbs across communities.
Officers have been dealing with dangerous parking around a primary school in Erdington and bad parking on various roads around the South Yardley area.
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On one single road in the area, a total of 12 drivers were issued with tickets for causing gridlock through their bad parking.
West Midlands Police said: “Our neighbourhood teams across Birmingham have been out and about dealing with issues that matter to local residents. We know vehicle crime is a concern, and our neighbourhood teams are tackling it head-on alongside specialist officers.
“Police Community Support Officers with the South Yardley team helped find a stolen vehicle, which has been recovered and will be returned to its owner. Over in Hodge Hill, neighbourhood officers were out on patrol when they found a stolen vehicle which had been linked to other crimes. That has also now been recovered.
“A stolen car was recovered by the Springfield and Sparkhill neighbourhood team, while the Small Heath and Highgate team chased and arrested a woman on suspicion of theft from a vehicle following their patrols in Highgate.
“Problem parking is also something that is raised to us by residents in different communities around the city. This week, the South Yardley team have been busy dealing with it, issuing 12 tickets on one road where badly parked cars were causing gridlock.”
They continued: “It was a similar story in Erdington, where officers have been dealing with dangerous parking around a primary school. South Yardley officers have been out dealing with problem parking on various roads around the area.”