Officers have targeted selfish and "inconsiderate" drivers as thousands descend on Merseyside's coastline.
Merseyside's beaches are known for attracting visitors when the warm weather makes a rare appearance, and with that comes a number of issues surrounding parking. The weekend has already seen miles of queues for beach car parks, and now police are making an effort to punish those who decide to abandon the car while they head to the beach.
Merseyside Police's Roads Policing Unit took to Twitter to want people that their dubious parking might land them with a fine as well as urging drivers to think about others when parking whatever vehicle they have.
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The tweet said: "Patrols are in Formby/Ainsdale areas today and will be enforcing inconsiderate parking. Please don’t be selfish about where you park - think of the elderly, disabled and kids in pushchairs that should NOT have to venture into the road to get around your car."
Ainsdale was plagued with bumper-to-bumper traffic as people lined the Coastal Road in an attempt to get onto the beach but with the beach parking reduced to 500 cars from its usual 2,000 this weekend due to high tides, Sefton Council was forced to operate one-in-one-out. The ECHO also believes that queues started to build around 10am today as people prepare for a week of thunderstorms starting tomorrow.
Earlier this month the ECHO spoke to a number of people who live in Formby and claimed they have been "trapped" in their own homes as people fill the town with cars when they travel to the once quiet town.
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