Waterlooville North Safer Neighbourhood Team report on the actions taken to deal with issues in Milton Road, one of their current priority areas:

'We received complaints from residents that road users have been driving carelessly and dangerously in the area of Hart Plain Avenue, from the London Road to the Milton Road. This included complaints of dangerous parking outside the schools on Hart Plain Avenue causing congestion and possible danger to children leaving the schools. There were also reports of drivers disobeying the no right turn from Milton Road onto Hart Plain Avenue (opposite the Co-op), and the no left turn from Hart Plain Avenue onto Milton Road. In response to these complaints the police visited the area on five occasions to provide advice to drivers and to issue fixed penalty notices when necessary.

These events was well received by members of the public and many people stopped to talk to the officers.

During these operations officers moved vehicles on from Hart Plain Avenue. We arranged for the traffic warden to attend, and at least one fixed penalty notice was issued by them. Twenty drivers of vehicles were witnessed not wearing seatbelts and warning letters were sent. A driver of a vehicle that was witnessed driving on the pavement at the time that children were leaving the school was issued with a fixed penalty notice. Three fixed penalty notices were issued for drivers carrying out a right turn where prohibited and a fixed penalty notice was issued to an individual who was not wearing a seatbelt. Lastly, someone was issued with a fixed penalty notice for cycling on the footpath. Officers were informed that vehicles also park on the grass verge on Milton Road, which we will monitor.

This area will remain a priority for the Waterlooville North Safer Neighbourhoods Team as local residents at the Hart Plain Neighbourhood Panel Meeting felt that this was an important issue to focus on.'

Waterlooville North Safer Neighbourhood Team update