David and I are working hard to address the problem of illegal parking on the grass verge outside the parish hall in Dunstan Road.  It is wrong to park on this grass verge because:

• it ruins the grass in a beautiful conservation area
• there are yellow lines on the road at that point, and the verge forms part of the highway so parking here is illegal
• parking on a bend like this obstructs the line of sight of oncoming motorists

The Principal at Ruskin College is assisting us by ensuring that Ruskin users are aware of the regulations, and David and I are in touch with enforcement officers.  If you recognise anyone who parks their car on the grass verge please let them know that they are likely to be served fixed penalty notices. I will raise this issue with neighbourhood police at this morning’s Neighbourhood Action Team meeting in Old High Street

 UPDATE 8/5/09

There is some confusion over who owns this land and I am following this up with officers and with the Land Registry. In the meantime, the neighbourhood police team from Headington North has undertaken to patrol this area on a regular basis