Report parking issues
Your local council is responsible for the enforcement of parking offences. The Police will only deal with vehicles causing a hazard or obstruction.
Before you report a parking issue or offence, make sure you have as many of the following details about the vehicle as possible:
- registration number
- make and model
- colour
- location
Report parking offences
Your local council is responsible for dealing with vehicles if they have parked:
- on double yellow lines
- on single yellow lines outside the permitted hours (check signs for times)
- in a space for Blue Badge holders or in a residential parking bay (unless they are entitled to do so)
- in a marked taxi bay, cycle lane, bus lane or on a red line
- near a school entrance with mandatory School Keep Clear markings or a bus stop
To report an illegally parked vehicle, contact your local council.
Report an obstruction or hazard
You should report a vehicle to us if it is causing an obstruction or hazard by:
- parking in a dangerous position such as on zig zag lines or other pedestrian crossings
- parking opposite or within ten metres of a junction
- parking over a dropped kerb
- blocking a road or pavement which causes pedestrians to enter the road
- preventing you from getting your vehicle off your driveway (try to find the owner and ask them to move the vehicle, before reporting)
- preventing emergency vehicles from accessing an area
Report a vehicle obstruction or hazard to the police
- online – fill in our general enquiry form
- in person – visit a police station