Parents parking illegally outside a Fife primary school could be prosecuted, police have warned.
Officers from Fife Constabulary are to step up their presence at Burntisland Primary School after receiving complaints about parking by parents dropping their kids off for school.
The force has said that they will continue to monitor the situation, but if parents dropping off their children do not do so safely and within the laws of the road, then action will be taken.
“Police attended recently as a result of a call from a member of the public,” said a police spokesman.
“There is an ongoing issue with people parking on the roundabout, double yellow lines and zig zags near the school.
“The police will be keeping a closer eye and advising motorists.
“If it remains a problem, then the police will look to issue fixed penalty notices.”
The school building and adjoining nursery cater for over 500 children from across Burntisland.
However, with some of the school buildings constructed in the 1870s, there is little in the way of vehicular access and the surrounding Kirkcaldy Road, Cromwell Road and Ferguson Place all feature parking restrictions.
Councillor George Kay said that the problem had been ongoing “for years”.
He added: “I think every school in Fife has issues with kids being picked up and dropped off, but it gets talked about at every meeting of the parent council at Burntisland.
“It’s not something new, but I wasn’t aware that the police had become involved.”
Yesterday, the school’s headteacher appealed to parents to exercise caution while dropping their children off.
Brenda McCormick said: “We do have an ongoing issue with people parking near the junction and would like to remind parents and carers not to park near the roundabout.
“We want to make the route into school as safe as possible for youngsters and need the help of the whole school community to achieve this.”