Police in South Cumbria are launching a ‘cone amnesty’

Police in South Cumbria are launching a ‘cone amnesty’ after being left with increasing replacement bills.

Officers are aware that residents in the area have been ‘borrowing’ the no waiting cones for personal or commercial use over a period of time, but as officers now face bills of up to £2000 to replace the 200 that are estimated to be missing, they are launching an amnesty in the hope that they will be returned.

Acting Inspector Steve Christy from Cumbria police said: “We know that people in the area find our no waiting cones useful and many are ‘borrowed’ by people who want to mark out designated no parking zones.

“They may ‘borrow’ several but only return one or two – but the missing cones add up and we need them for a public service. They are essential for our role and for public safety so we hope that we can prompt people to have a clear out and return the cones that they may have. We won’t ask any questions and you won’t face arrest for having them, just leave them out or drop them into a police station and help us avoid paying out hundreds of pounds of tax payers’ money.”