Red cards are to be handed out to motorists who park irresponsibly in the
Mendips area.
Under a new scheme, red cards will be left on windscreens by Police
Community Support Officers (PCSOs).

The cards are a polite reminder to motorists to think before they park
especially near schools where parking problems have been identified.

The cards read: "Attention, you have parked without consideration for
others, please don't in future."

Inconsiderate parking

The cards are not a parking fine, but remind drivers parking on pavements or
near school entrances can cause great inconvenience and danger to parents
and children trying to cross the road.

Particular emphasis is being placed on vehicles parked in areas which cause
a danger to pedestrians crossing roads and where visibility may be reduced.

However, it is being stressed that where appropriate PCSOs will continue
issuing fines to vehicles parked illegally.

Kristy Blackwell, the district council's project officer in community
safety, said: "The red cards are only used for inconsiderate parking and not
where vehicles are parked illegally.

Paul Stevenson wrote:

It sounds like a good idea to me. Too many people don't so much park their
cars as abandon them with no thought of the effect on others.

Paul Stevenson ("Paul Stevenson" phonecoop.coop>) gurgled
happily, sounding much like they were saying:

Surely that should be a YELLOW card, then..?

"Paul Stevenson" phonecoop.coop> wrote in message
news:frjivl$tht$1@aioe.org...

Surely either you are parked legally, in which case they are interfering
busy-bodies, or you are parked illegally, in which case hand out a ticket.

Graculus wrote:

One can park legally but cause inconvenience for others.

Brimstone ("Brimstone" yahoo.co.uk>) gurgled happily,
sounding much like they were saying:

No. If it's causing "inconvenience" sufficient to be an obstruction,
that's an offence.

If it's an inconvenience _without_ being an obstruction, then there's no
problem for anybody less anal.

Paul Stevenson wrote:

Brimstone wrote

If the vehicle is parked legally (bearing in mind what that means),
what's the problem?

Graculus wrote:

Exactly.

I'm all for the latter.

Brimstone wrote:

Not really (unless you count pre-empting their use of the space).