Report parking issues or abandoned vehicles v2

Your local council is responsible for enforcing most parking issues, including the removal of abandoned vehicles.

If nuisance parking or an abandoned vehicle is affecting you, you may want to know who is best positioned to deal with it.

Council responsibilities

Your local council is responsible for:

• abandoned vehicles
• vehicles blocking your driveway
• vehicles parked on double yellow lines
• vehicles parked on single yellow lines outside the permitted hours (check signs for times)
• vehicles parked in a space for Blue Badge holders or in a residential parking bay (unless they are entitled to do so)
• vehicles parked in a marked taxi bay, cycle lane, bus lane or on a red line
• vehicles parked near a school entrance with mandatory School Keep Clear markings or a bus stop

Others’ responsibilities

If you lease a property with a parking space, contact whoever is responsible for your building, such as the freeholder, council, or managing agent, if someone is parked in your designated space.

Should a vehicle is parked on your driveway without your consent, they are trespassing – but this is a civil offence. Try speaking to the driver or a solicitor, if it happens regularly.

While finding a parking space outside your property can be frustrating, there is nothing we or your local council can do if someone parks in a space on a public road.

Police responsibilities

You should report a vehicle to us if it is causing an obstruction or hazard by:

• blocking a road or pavement which causes pedestrians to enter the road
• parking in a dangerous position, such as on zig-zag lines or other pedestrian crossings
• parking opposite or within 10 metres of a junction (TBC)
• parking over a dropped kerb
• preventing access for emergency vehicles
• preventing you from leaving your driveway

Before you make a report to us

Make sure you have as many of the following details about the vehicle as possible:

• registration number
• make and model
• colour
• location

Other reporting options