Open TomSteinberg opened 13 years ago
Links with #42
The police now have an API for this, which would theoretically make it quite straightforward to locate the correct force or neighbourhood team and redirect users appropriately.
Recent email from Cherwell District Council, sending report back to us saying it should go to police:
Sent: 06 June 2014 11:08 To: FixMyStreet Subject: FMS message: Cars on the pavement report
The below report is not dealt with by the council but the police. Please redirect these issues to the police. Thanks Caroline
Category: Car parking
Subject: People parking on pavement
Details: By the dulux store cars and vans are often parked on the pavement blocking pedestrian access
Easting: 449714 Northing: 212621 Latitude: 51.8100226706295 Longitude: -1.28031285711676 Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): Broadway, Kidlington, OX5 1 Nearest postcode to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated): OX5 1EF (30m away)
User feedback:
"I reported builders vehicles completely blocking a major road using my android app under your title ' roads and highways' but was informed that this had to be delt with by the police. Shouldn't this be an option on you EXCELLENT service? See email below
From: "Highways - CSC" highways norfolk.gov.uk
Cc: "Chief, Constable" enquiries norfolk.pnn.police.uk Dear [redacted]
Thank you for your contacting Norfolk County Council regarding obstructions.
Obstruction falls under the remit of Norfolk Police. I have copied them in to this email so they can deal with this for you. If you wish to contact them directly their details are:"
Email from a user in Vale of Galmorgan, about council pointing them towards Police when reporting dangerous parking:
Although the website says that parking problems should be reported to the council, they have replied that they don't have any power to do anything about it and that I should contact the police. See https://www.fixmystreet.com/report/1423484
Had a slew of pavement parking reports yesterday, in Sheffield, all of them containing photos of cars with visible license plates as well, so doubly problematic.