Edinburgh’s top transport official has taken aim at a “selfish” Sports Direct delivery driver who parked an articulated lorry across a pedestrian crossing.
Transport and environment convener Lesley McInnes slammed a driver for the Mike Ashley-owned sporting goods firm after images appeared on social media showing the thoughtless courier unloading stock to a store in Fountainbridge.
According to a post on Twitter, the lorry driver told a furious passerby that he was permitted to leave the massive vehicle blocking traffic lights and the pavement by signage stating that loading was allowed before 8am as he carried out a delivery to fellow Frasers Group brand Evans Cycles.
That was despite a specific loading bay for the Fountainbridge outlet being located just 100 yards further up the road.
It meant the driver was directly contravening rule 191 of the highway code, stating that those in command on a vehicle “must not park on a crossing or on an area covered by zig-zag road markings.”
And it earned the ire of councillor McInnes, who lambasted the firm for failing to properly educate its drivers.
“Remarkably wrong from a professional driver- to the best of my knowledge both illegal and selfish,” she posted.
“Need for better company training of its drivers.”
It comes just 24 hours after online retail giant Amazon launched an investigation into erratic parking by one of their own delivery drivers after they were spotted wedged into a new spaces for people cycle lane in Tollcross.
Sports Direct has been contacted for comment
