Portsmouth City Council apologises after contractor's van spotted parking on green space
PORTSMOUTH council has apologised after a contractor’s van parked on a grass verge.
Former city councillor Paul Godier took a photo of a Mountjoy van that parked on the corner of Nelson Road and Wingfield Street in Buckland, on June 11.
Mr Godier explained there were around 20 nearby parking spaces available at the time. He said: ‘I have been asking the council to not park on grass verges for many years now.
‘There is zero reason to park there. This is destructive and totally disrespectful.
‘This is our home stop driving all over it.’
It comes after Portsmouth City Council asked residents not to park on verges in a Facebook post on June 5.
Steve Groves, head of building maintenance at the council. said: ‘We apologise for this incident. We expect our contractors' drivers to obey parking restrictions and we take any breaches very seriously.
‘On this occasion there was no reason to park on the grass and the local resident was quite right to be concerned. We have raised this as a serious issue with Mountjoy and as a result they will investigate it, identify the driver and take appropriate action.’
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