Nuisance Parking

Concerns about parking that poses an immediate danger to the public should be reported to Thames Valley Police online or by calling the non-emergency number 101. This includes vehicles parked:

• on zig zag lines or a pedestrian crossing
• in a way that would prevent emergency vehicles from gaining access
• dangerously

Vehicles that are parked in contravention of a legal parking restriction are parking concerns that should be reported to your local council for enforcement. These include vehicles parked:

• opposite or within ten metres of a junction
• over a dropped kerb
• in spaces reserved for Blue Badge holders, residents or motorbikes (unless entitled to do so)
• in marked taxi bays or cycle lanes
• near a school entrance
• near a bus stop
• on double yellow lines

If a parking space is available on a public road, even if it is directly outside your house, anyone is allowed to park there. However frustrating, this is not a matter for the police, the council or the fire and rescue service.

If someone parks on your driveway without your permission, this is trespassing which is a civil dispute. Again, this is not a matter for the police or the council.

Local authorities responsible for enforcing illegal parking in your area:

• Buckinghamshire County Council
• Chiltern and South Bucks District Council
• Wycombe District Council
• Milton Keynes Council