Police in Liverpool have cracked down on motorists illegally obstructing cycle lanes after a complaint was made about a car which had been parked in one of the lanes on the Kingsley Road for days.

Responding to the complaint, Merseyside Police’s Roads Policing Unit visited the area in Toxteth and issued a number of tickets for “causing an unnecessary obstruction”.

The unit took to Twitter to highlight and share images of the offences, and to warn drivers against parking in the lanes. “If you have a drive way, use it,” the tweet read. “There are also parking areas on the side of the road where the Police vehicle is. Please do not obstruct the cycle lane or pavement or you can expect a ticket”.

The response to the police’s action was generally positive, with one Twitter user (link is external) urging the unit to “keep this up until the message gets through!”

> Councils get new powers to fine drivers parking in bike lanes

The newly-installed Kingsley Road cycle lanes form part of an experimental £1.3 million investment (link is external) into traffic infrastructure in the area, which also includes the creation of a new temporary one-way system, a 20mph speed limit, and resurfacing works.

Incidentally, the one-way system was installed to allow for more road space for formal parking, to avoid motorists obstructing the cycle lane. A decision will be made in June on whether these changes will become permanent.

https://road.cc/content/news/obstruct-cycle-lane-and-expect-ticket-289379

On Saturday, 8 January 2022 at 21:52:03 UTC, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> Police in Liverpool have cracked down on motorists illegally obstructing cycle lanes after a complaint was made about a car which had been parked in one of the lanes on the Kingsley Road for days.
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> Responding to the complaint, Merseyside Police’s Roads Policing Unit visited the area in Toxteth and issued a number of tickets for “causing an unnecessary obstruction”.
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> The unit took to Twitter to highlight and share images of the offences, and to warn drivers against parking in the lanes. “If you have a drive way, use it,” the tweet read. “There are also parking areas on the side of the road where the Police vehicle is. Please do not obstruct the cycle lane or pavement or you can expect a ticket”.
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> The response to the police’s action was generally positive, with one Twitter user (link is external) urging the unit to “keep this up until the message gets through!”
>
> > Councils get new powers to fine drivers parking in bike lanes
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> The newly-installed Kingsley Road cycle lanes form part of an experimental £1.3 million investment (link is external) into traffic infrastructure in the area, which also includes the creation of a new temporary one-way system, a 20mph speed limit, and resurfacing works.
>
> Incidentally, the one-way system was installed to allow for more road space for formal parking, to avoid motorists obstructing the cycle lane. A decision will be made in June on whether these changes will become permanent.
>
> https://road.cc/content/news/obstruct-cycle-lane-and-expect-ticket-289379

Police need to realise motorists have a RIGHT to park wherever they like because they pay ROAD TAX. The fact that the road fund was abolished by Winston Churchill in 1934 is irrelevant.