Parent refuses to move parked car blocking fire station

The incident took place on Friday afternoon outside the fire station on Bath Road opposite St Sampson’s Church of England Primary School at school picking up time. 

The white Mercedes A180 was parked on the yellow hatchings outside the fire station, while other vehicles were parked on the double yellow lines on the street.

Now Royal Wootton Bassett Police have said they will try and visit the school to carry out enforcement work, while also calling on the school itself to take action.

A spokesman for Cricklade Fire Station said it was a recurring problem as they took to Twitter in a bid to prevent other parents doing the same: 

Yet again inconsiderate parking at school pick-up time. Remember it is a traffic offence to block any emergency service vehicle and you could be prosecuted. The owner was asked to move the vehicle but declined to. pic.twitter.com/9xnrTLVRV8

— Cricklade Fire Stn (@CrickladeFire) March 9, 2018

Following the incident, Royal Wootton Bassett Police called on St Sampson’s to remind parents that this was unacceptable behaviour:

We’ll try and get some time to pop over and do some enforcement. @StSampsonsPri please warn parents again that this is unacceptable.

— RWB Police (@RWBassettPolice) March 9, 2018

Twitter uses also voiced their anger at the driver’s refusal to move their vehicle:

We have had the same, Approach the school and ask them to place a warning in the schools news letter for unacceptable parking 👍🚒

— Lee Curwen (@Curly910) March 9, 2018

It’s pointless the amount of times our school has done it they still park where they like mount the kerb and generally do what they like

— 🤪Rachel Deller🤪 (@rdeller76) March 9, 2018

You can tell them till you’re blue in the face the only way to stop it is to keep fining them honest I see these kind of people on a daily basis and they are pure arrogance

— 🤪Rachel Deller🤪 (@rdeller76) March 9, 2018

Should have cut the roof off it then released the handbrake well we don't want you getting into trouble now by damaging the door locks do we 😁

— Dennis the menace (@denboy71) March 10, 2018

Use it for rtc practice next time

— david cornwell (@davidboots3) March 9, 2018

Absolutely disgusting. They should be prosecuted at every opportunity. Name and shame them. Have the vehicle towed away, cause them some inconvenience.

— David Paul (@david_paul31) March 9, 2018

Totally unacceptable, we had ours blocked by 3 SEB vans this week. They actually parked in front of the bay doors and in the entrance to the rear of the station 😤

— Graham (@thenut4239) March 9, 2018

Take the roof off with your hydraulic cutters!

— Darren Vincent (@DVincent40) March 9, 2018