More schools in North East Lincolnshire to be included in parking crackdown scheme

A scheme designed to crack down on poor parking at North East Lincolnshire schools is being expanded.

So far 4 have installed CCTV to catch anyone leaving their car in dangerous positions after fears for the safety of children.

Now three more schools have been added to the scheme: Stanford Junior & Infants in Laceby, Scartho Infants and Waltham Leas Primary.

More than 150 fines for illegal stopping were issued at 2 schools

Signhills School in Cleethorpes was the first to have the cameras, followed by Old Clee Primary School, Grimsby.

In May, cameras were also installed outside Queen Mary Infant and Nursery School in Cleethorpes and Welholme Academy in Grimsby.

More than 150 fines for illegal stopping were issued at the first two CCTV schools between September 2022 and May half-term.

Councillor Ron Shepherd, portfolio holder for safer and stronger communities said:

"“These are long-overdue and will hopefully help to tackle some of the real issues we experience in these areas,”

“I want to work with schools and parents to make the spaces outside our schools safe for children.

The solution, quite simply, is to either allow your child to walk to and from school if that’s appropriate, or to find a suitable parking space when dropping off your child.

Anyone breaking the rules could be fined £70

“Instead, what we’re seeing quite a lot outside our schools is parents stopping the car right outside the gates, in areas that aren’t suitable for parking, and parents getting out and walking their child to the gates, abandoning their vehicles.

It has to stop and I’m optimistic that this is the solution.”

The cameras automatically detect and enforce parking breaches at the keep clear signs outside the schools, helping to deter dangerous parking and reduce possible accidents. 

Drivers caught stopping on the yellow zig zag lines will receive a £70 penalty charge notice in the post, reduced to £35 if paid within 14 days.

For the first fortnight after the cameras are installed, drivers stopping illegally, will be only issued with a warning letter.

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