Parents have mixed views about a clampdown on those who park illegally while on the school run.

Enfield Borough Council is setting up a “rapid response” team after revealing the ten worst schools for parents parking illegally at dropping off and picking up time.

Parents outside St Andrews Primary School, in Churchbury Lane, where 181 people receiving parking tickets between January 1 and December 31 last year, were indecisive on the latest scheme.

Harriet Panyaniou, who has a child at the school, was in favour of the new system.

She said: “The people who park illegally get what they deserve and there is enough space around here. But by parking illegally it just creates more hassle for everyone else and can be dangerous.

“Not enough people have the patience to park correctly unfortunately. Will this help? I am not sure.”

Despite a majority of parents being in favour of the pilot programme, some warned it could become a cash cow for the local authority.

Philip McMahon was not in favour of the plan. He said: “They are trying to make money from illegally parked parents but I haven’t see an accident round here, there’s activity in the morning and then at the end of the day, nothing major.

“I think the council should be doing more to help parents who have no option but to drive and quickly drop off their children and not pray on those who leave their car parked in the wrong place for a matter of minutes.

The remaining eight schools in the top ten were Eversley Primary School, Southgate School, Highfield Primary School, The Chesterfield School, Wilbury Primary School, St Marys Primary School, Chase Side Primary School and Honilands Primary School.

Councillor Chris Bond, cabinet member for environment at Enfield Borough Council, said: “The vast majority of parents park responsibly when dropping off or collecting their children from school but unfortunately there is a small minority that can’t be bothered to do that and instead choose to cause chaos by dumping their car wherever they choose.

“There is absolutely no excuse at all for parking illegally outside schools, it endangers children, disrupts traffic and causes chaos during the morning rush hour.”

Cllr Bond admitted he was “surprised” at the number of people who park illegally and denied it was a money-making scheme.

He said: “It did surprise me to see and hear of what is continuing to happen and we want to keep people safe.

“This is not a money-making exercise. We are not trying to deliberately find ways to take money off people.”