Tadley Fire Station shares image on Twitter of car parked in front of station doors

Firefighters based at Tadley Fire Station shared an image of a car parked in front of their station to dissuade motorists from doing the same in the future.

Posted on the station’s Twitter page earlier this month, the image shows a car parked on top of keep clear markings directly in front of the station’s bay doors, potentially blocking a fire engine’s path if it were called to an emergency.

The image’s caption read: “Our forecourt is not a place to stop/park on, we have to have unimpeded access and egress from the station.”

One Twitter user said: “This is totally unbelievable.

“I work at another station and people do exactly the same thing, turn around on the forecourt, and when challenged we get indignant and rude replies, but would be the first to complain if we didn’t arrive on time due to a delay.”