Police and civil enforcement officers dished out a dozen tickets to double parked cars in Winson GreenTraffic Enforcement 4-2-26

This is the baffling sight of double parked cars left in the middle of roads in Birmingham.

Instead of finding a kerbside space, some drivers thought it was best to plonk their cars next to rows of parked vehicles.

Some time later the properly parked vehicles were driven off, leaving the double parked cars stranded in the roads.

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Residents of Willes Road, Preston Road and Markby Road in Winson Green, were fed up of the dangerous obstructions which were also impacting refuse trucks and emergency services vehicles.

They voiced their concerns to local campaigner Shuranjeet Singh who pressed civil enforcement department to act.

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Mr Singh said nearly a dozen fixed penalty notices were issued by officers within an hour earlier this month during a walkabout.

He said: “I have been speaking to residents on Willes, Preston and Markby Road who are fed up of issues like double parking.

“It causes obstructions for other cars, makes life harder for refuse trucks and ambulances. It is unacceptable. “So I engaged the local police force and did a patrol with them alongside civil enforcement officers.

“In about an hour they gave 11 tickets and the police officer recorded a separate criminal offence.

“Residents were happy to see enforcement but much more needs to be done to resolve the issue.”

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