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Jane Tyler & Tiffany Lo

Police slam driver dropping kids off outside school despite living 200m away

A driver has been slammed for double parking while dropping children outside a school despite living less than 200 metres away.

The Toyota driver was handed a £100 fine and three penalty points on their licence, according to Birmingham Live .

The bizarre incident took place on Friday morning at school in Birmingham.

According to police, an on-duty officer spotted the driver dropping off their child outside the school in the inner-city area yesterday.

They later found out the driver lives just 200 metres away from the school.

The driver was slapped with a ticket and three penalty points (Bordesley Green Police)

Therefore, the police took it to social media and posted on Twitter to warn other parents for road safety.

The post read: "Please remember if you live close enough to the school to walk. THEN WALK.

"Let's not endanger children's lives...3 points and £100 fine in the post."

Later they added the extra information that said: "It transpires that the driver of the Toyota lives less than 200 metres from the school.

"It would probably be faster to walk, and considerably cheaper!

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