 after allegedly bypassing the new scheme. They estimate that they, alongside their daughter Abbie who also does the school run, could end up with 28 in total, meaning costs of potentially more than £3,500. But the couple claim they had no idea the scheme was in place, despite coming into force in September. The grandparents, from nearby South Ockendon, claim they were not informed as they live outside the catchment area. They also allege any School Street signs are not easily visible to those driving near the school. Fuming Ms Stevens recalled how she received an email on October 10, saying she had driven through the restricted zone on September 15. And ever since, more letters and emails have flooded through from Havering Council issuing individual fines to members of the family. 'The problem we have got in this is we had not been notified,' Mr Stevens told the Romford Recorder. 'They were coming two weeks later.' His daughter){kind=link}
FUMING grandparents have told how they could be facing parking fines of up to £3,500 after accidently flouting new “School Street” rules.
Car owners who had been dropping their kids off outside James Oglethorpe Primary School were allegedly warned about the new changes at the start of term.
The school were the latest to take up the scheme which tackles air pollution, poor health and road danger reduction.
It means parents cannot pick up or drop off outside the school at peak times, forcing kids to walk or cycle to school.
And any caught flouting the rules can face fines of up to £125 for each offence.