A FORMER cop is waging war on annoying drivers who park their cars in the wrong places at a picturesque seaside town in the UK.
Andy Stewart, 54, has been hard at work in recent months cracking down on dodgy parkers in the Cornish village of Polzeath by laying down hundreds of yellow traffic cones in the street.
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Andy Stewart is waging a war against dodgy parkers in Polzeath, CornwallCredit: Olivia West
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Stewart was the man behind the clever plan to place hundreds of traffic cones on the side of roads to stop cars from parking in silly spots
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The ex cop turned beach ranger works closely with the two parish councils and Cornwall council to keep the village running smoothlyCredit: Apex
The 6ft 4in behemoth has joined forces with St Minver Lowlands Parish Council clerk Marnie Court to finally end the nuisance motorists ruining the top holiday spot.
The bright yellow markers have been used to stop tourists and locals parking on the village’s main road – as rain has delayed the crucial double yellow lines being painted.
Stewart who works as a beach ranger said: “There used to be a single yellow line but that was removed so double yellows could be painted.
“The weather prevented that from happening for quite some time then Easter hit and people were just taking advantage of free parking in a place that affects the flow of traffic.
“At times it can be unsafe so me and the parish council contacted the highways agency – they came out and deployed millions of cones.
“No one is at fault, the council aren’t at fault, the Highways Agency aren’t at fault, it’s just one of those things – it’s just nature doing its thing to make it complicated.”
Stewart was also mindful that if any emergency crews needed to rush to help an individual then they could face severe delays due to the roads being blocked by the parked cars.
He began working as a beach ranger back in 2019 and has always been proud of his work keeping the village safe and accessible.
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