PUBLIC PARKING SUBMISSION
- Published on
- Friday, 6 June 2025 - 13:00
- Last updated
- Thursday, 24 July 2025 - 10:52
UNDER DEVELOPMENT DO NOT USE
Operation Park Safe - Report nuisance / obstructive parking
An online form for reporting nuisance or obstructive parking issues only.
This form is not to be used for traffic contraventions - such as parking on yellow lines. Please report these to your local Council or County Council.
This form is currently just for the Lancaster and Morecambe areas of Lancashire
Form Guidance
Please read this guidance before continuing with this form.
This online form is designed solely for the reporting of nuisance / obstructive parking issues - and not yellow line offences or parking bay restrictions.
Parking contraventions are the responsibility of the Local Council Authority Civil Enforcement Officers (Traffic Wardens) - whilst Police have responsibility for and the ability to deal with nuisance / obstruction offences - whereby a vehicle is causing an obstruction.
For instances of parking contraventions please do not use this form - to report parking contraventions to your local Council, please visit:
www.lancashire.gov.uk/roads-parking-and-travel/parking/report-a-parking-problem
Offences officers will deal with
- Vehicles parked on or in a crossing area: This includes the area covered by zig-zag lines.
- Parking on white lines: People cannot stop or park on a road marked with double white lines, even when a broken white line is on your side of the road, except to pick up or set down passengers, or to load or unload goods. This includes the pavement or verge.
- Forcing pedestrians to walk in road: This includes parking on the pavement where there is not enough room for pedestrians to get past.
- Parking at/on a junction: Vehicles cannot stop, park opposite or within 10m of a junction.
- School parking offences: People cannot stop or park on the zig-zag lines or keep clear markings.
- Parking on a cycle track
- Parking a goods vehicle on the road: Vehicles with a maximum laden weight of more than 7.5 tonnes (including trailers) cannot park on a verge, pavement or any land situated between carriageways, without police permission. The only exception is when this is essential for loading and unloading, but the vehicle cannot be left unattended.
What officers can't deal with
- Single and double yellow line offences: These are local authority parking enforcement only.
- Pavement parking: This is where there is still room for pedestrians /prams and mobility scooters to get past without having to go into the road.
Please visit the below website for further advice on parking issues:
www.lancashire.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/asb/asb/antisocial-behaviour/nuisance-parking
What do I need?
- Your personal details, including your address, postcode and contact details
- Details of the vehicle causing the obstruction, including make, model and colour
- When and where the obstruction happened
- Details of the vehicle driver, if possible