Councillor issues ‘yellow cards’ to tackle verge parking

A Colchester councillor is issuing football style ‘yellow cards’ to drivers who continue to leave their vehicles on grass verges in the town.

Darius Laws received complaints from residents in the Cowdray Avenue area of a blue van continually using a grass verge on the south side of the road.

While investigating the issue, he found that no enforcement action could be taken against the vehicle’s owner because, although his actions are causing a nuisance, the van is not parked on...

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