Police tow cars at popular Welsh beach as people dump vehicles at the side of the road

Officers attended Ogmore-by-Sea on Monday to move cars which had blocked the road as visitors battled for parking

Police were forced to move a number of cars which had parked illegally near a popular Welsh beach on Bank Holiday Monday. Officers attended Ogmore-by-Sea beach on the afternoon of May 25 to unblock the road.

The beachside car park was completely full on another scorching day in Wales, leading many sunseekers to leave their vehicles along the B4524 in a desperate bid to not abandon their beach plans. The police said the road was blocked due to “the number of cars”.

Some cars were cleared from the area while others were left with cautionary police tap in a bid to clamp down on unofficial parking measures.

A spokesperson from South Wales Police said: “South Wales Police was called to Ogmore-by-Sea car park at 2:30pm on Monday May 25 due to a road being blocked due to the number of cars.

“Officers assisted in getting the road clear before leaving the scene.”

One local wrote on social media: “The main river road from just before Portobello corner to the top cattle grid is a “Clearway” for safety reasons not to spoil people’s fun.. people need to start realising this ..”

Another person said she’d never seen the parking so bad. She wrote: “In all the years I’ve been going there or just driving past I have never seen it so busy even some of the big stone boulders had been moved to park on the grass.”

However, one visitor was less sympathetic to the police approach. They added: “It’s one day of sun and fun for families. Let’s ruin it for them. What’s wrong with people!? If you live by the sea guess what people will flock in hot weather.”

Monday broke the record for the hottest May day ever recorded with a new Welsh temperature record being set at 32.2°C in the afternoon at Hawarden Airport.

Beaches across south Wales were swarmed full of visitors and locals hoping to enjoy some of the baking temperatures during the bank holiday heatwave. Several business owners in Barry said the seafront destination was the busiest they’d ever seen it as they called for the police to increase their presence of particularly busy days.

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