Parking in Radlett is getting worse and worse. Despite the regular appearance of Hertsmere's busy Traffic Wardens, people do not seem to understand - or perhaps to care - that there are rules about parking and that they should abide by them. I am not myself overly fond of rules and regulations for the sake of them but the parking restrictions have been developed over a period of some years mainly for safety reasons.

The worst offender is Tesco. Despite their asking for permission to park lorries outside of their store and it being refused, they continue to bring in their large lorries each and every day. these lorries block up three or more shoppers' parking spaces and the pallets and boxes fill up the pavement. Tesco's lorries have been responsible for much damage to "street furniture" as well, mainly when turning round. They have demolished a bus shelter, phone boxes and caused damage to various posts and signs. Apart from their own lorries, there are also deliveries from PCL and 3665, both of whom usually park in the nearby bus stops (also an offence of course), thus causing buses to stop in the middle of the street - causing traffic jams - and passengers to get on and off the bus in the middle of the road. How dangerous is that?

There are a number of other places where parking is particularly dangerous, such as on the slip road to the main Newberries Car Park. The next pictures show two typical examples of this, despite the double yellow lines people stop here "just" to "pop in" to a shop or two. But they usually turn on their hazard warning "I can park anywhere" lights, so that's all right then...

Then there are bus stops. And places where people simply stop to use a cash machine and happily leave there cars blocking the whole road...

And what is it about parking on the kerb, whether just to leave it parked there or "just" to load or unload something regardless that traffic can't actually get past you...

And finally, does it ever occur to someone that someone else may want to get in or out of a drive that you have blocked?

I will return to this subject in due course....