GRITTERS have shamed a driver whose bad parking blocked a residential street and prevented the team from treating it during the icy conditions.

In a Facebook post titled ‘PARKING RESPONSIBLY’ Blackburn with Darwen Roads said: “This isn’t one of those pictures you tend to find on ‘Parking Plonkers’ or ‘Bad Parking Lancashire’ – gritting vehicles are large vehicles, similar to fire engines or ambulances and as such need the extra room to navigate around their routes.

“It should come second nature when parking up to ensure that there is sufficient room for large vehicles to pass freely, but we unfortunately encounter issues like in the image below, taken from one of our gritter cabs.

“The end result is that roads risk being untreated. Please take extra consideration when parking, not just for the sake of a gritter, but for any emergency service should they be required.”

You can view the post here