Stop means stop - Thornton Cleveleys and Poulton Police issue back to school parking warning to parents
Police have issued a back to school parking warning to parents.
Thornton Cleveleys and Poulton Police have urged parents and guardians to drive and park considerately as young people return to school after the half term.
A spokesperson for the police said: “Sadly, a small minority of drivers do not respect the School Crossing Patrols (SCPs) putting them, other road users and young people at risk.
“There is no grey area here - STOP MEANS STOP!SCPs can stop traffic to cross ANY pedestrian, adult or child and drivers have a legal duty to obey signals they give - NO EXCUSES!”
They added that failure to stop at a SCP is an offence under the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984 and can result in a fine of up to £1,000, three penalty points on your driving licence and even disqualification.
If you have any DashCam footage of a vehicle ignoring and contravening a SCP, you can upload it here
OpSnap is Lancashire Constabulary’s response to the increasing submission of digital evidence relating to moving traffic offences witnessed by members of the public and is used when a person has witnessed an incident that is not a collision and they wish to submit footage that can be used in evidence of a moving traffic offence.