Parking enforcement

How can the rules be enforced?

• On-street parking is the responsibility of Nottinghamshire County Council.
• You can request one of Nottinghamshire County Council’s two camera enforcement cars.
• 500 penalty charge notices per year have been issued to people parking on School Keep Clear markings.

What if someone is blocking my drive?

Although sometimes provided, H-bars have no status in terms of enforcement / penalty.

If your driveway is completely blocked by a vehicle, the offence of ‘obstruction’ could be considered. However, obstruction is a complicated offence to prosecute. It is not enough that a vehicle blocks your driveway. The obstruction has to be ‘actual’ not ‘perceived’. This means that you are actually obstructed at that moment by that vehicle because your immediate passage is blocked. It’s not enough that you might want to use your driveway some time in the future.

When a vehicle is blocking your driveway and you are unable to get in and out of your own property, please call Nottinghamshire Police on 101. (Note: the police do not deal with general parking issues).