A VOLKSWAGEN driver whose car was obstructing a pavement in Fairford this morning was handed a fixed penalty notice.

Fairford and Lechlade Neighbourhood Policing Team officers spotted this vehicle obstructing the pavement on the A417 Bridge Street in Fairford for more than an hour on Thursday, December 14 and have called this kind of behaviour 'unacceptable'.

The team has been clamping down on dangerous parking in other villages and towns in the area over the last month such as Bibury and Ampney Crucis.

PCOS Zaheer Bulbul from the neighbourhood policing team said: "Please can we remind motorists to park sensibly, in order to avoid being issued with a fixed penalty notice. 

"The vehicle in this image was spotted this morning blocking the pavement for over an hour. 

"This is unacceptable and unfair on pedestrians and wheelchair/pushchair users. 

"It is never our intention to issue a fixed penalty notice when dealing with vehicle obstructions and we will always do our best to locate the driver to remove the obstruction. 

"However, sometimes this won't be possible for numerous reasons."