Police hand out penalties outside Leeds primary school due to dangerous parking

Police have handed out penalties outside a Leeds primary school on Monday morning due to dangerous parking on the road.
By Daniel Sheridan
Published 10th May 2021, 16:45 BST
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This morning, Outer North West NPT Team One attended a complaint regarding parked vehicles blocking the footpath on the busy road towards Hawksworth Primary School.

Parents with children in prams were forced into the narrow road at a peak time of day, police said.

Police handed out two fixed penalty notices to offenders.

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This morning, Outer North West NPT Team 1 attended a complaint regarding parked vehicles blocking the footpath on the busy road towards Hawksworth Primary School.This morning, Outer North West NPT Team 1 attended a complaint regarding parked vehicles blocking the footpath on the busy road towards Hawksworth Primary School.
This morning, Outer North West NPT Team 1 attended a complaint regarding parked vehicles blocking the footpath on the busy road towards Hawksworth Primary School.

Further patrols in the area will now follow after the complaint, police added.

In a Facebook post, the team said: "The potential dangers of this don't need spelling out.

"Please consider where YOU leave YOUR vehicle and if your parking is likely to cause a hazard to anyone else.

"2 Fixed Penalty Notices were issued today with further patrols to follow."