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Good Morning To You All,

Concerns have recently been raised to me in relation to parking on Darlington Road, Richmond, outside the schools on pick up and drop off times. So, upon checking the situation myself, I have to agree things are not ideal and are clearly not safe for the pupils and parents. As a team we have issued many warnings and advised people over the last month, but every time we have attended, some people are still leaving their vehicles causing an obstruction and therefore endangering local pupils and parents attending the schools.

I have therefore issued several Traffic Offence Reports to motorists who have committed obstruction offences outside the schools.

The reason I am sending this to everyone in Richmondshire is, if you also have a genuine safety issue outside your school in our area, simply hit reply to this message and let me know. My team or I will then attend when we can and assess the situation then will issue Traffic Offence Reports or in some cases will seize vehicles, if appropriate. It is vitally important to me and my team that we keep our pupils and parents attending our schools, as safe as possible.

All pupils and parents should be able to safely walk or cycle to and from school if they choose to. The majority of people drive and park considerately, so I personally thank you for that, however for those of you that may not be aware of the Highway Code and rules in relation to this, they are:

DO NOT STOP OR PARK:

Near to a school entrance

Opposite or within 10m (32 feet) of a junction

On a dropped kerb

On a bend

On double yellow lines

On Yellow Zig Zags

On a Bus Stop

To summarise, DO NOT cause an unnecessary obstruction or you are very likely to be issued with a Traffic Offence Report and could have your vehicle seized if appropriate. Please be considerate and perhaps arrive earlier, or walk a bit further and park more responsibly. Blue Badge Holders are also NOT exempt from these rules.