Message from Melbourne Police SNT

One of the more common things reported to and mentioned to SNT is parking issues, in particularly around schools. Our team regularly visits all schools in the area to engage with pupils and teachers and do ask schools to send messages out periodically to parents advising them around parking safely near schools.

Did you know that Civil enforcement officers have replaced traditional traffic wardens and are responsible for enforcing:

limited waiting bays

double and single yellow lines

on street pay and display bays

residents' parking zones

Blue Badge bays

loading bays

bus stops

taxi bays

school keep clears

clearways

dropped kerb access (also police)

double parking (also police)

pedestrian crossings (also police)

car parks (with orders)

To report issues that the civil enforcement officers enforce such as double yellows or school zig zags please report direct via email: contact.centre@derbyshire.gov.uk or by Calling: 01629 533190

The police are responsible for enforcing:

double white lines

obstruction – for example, pavements with no parking restrictions

dangerous parking where there are no restrictions in place, for example, on bends, brows of hills and junctions

dropped kerb access (also CEOs)

double parking (also CEOs)

one-way traffic

box junctions

access only

white-hatched areas

pedestrian crossings (also CEOs)

For police related offences, please call 101