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Parking enforcement rules changing
(Back to news) Parking enforcement rules changingNottinghamshire County Council is teaming up with Newark and Sherwood District Council to take over parking enforcement from the Police in the area from 12 May 2008.There will be three enforcement officers covering Newark and Sherwood who will be responsible for on-street parking and car parks owned by the district council. The new parking enforcement aims to bring about safer, less congested streets with more spaces available for shoppers and blue badge holders through a regular level of local enforcement. The district council will manage the parking enforcement in their local areas and the County Council will handle the processing of penalty charge notices and appeals. The enforcement will involve issuing penalty charge notices where drivers have committed a parking offence vehicles will not be clamped or towed away. The parking restrictions will stay the same and any revenue raised from the issuing of penalty charge notices will be spent on the enforcement. Any surplus received will be spent on traffic management, public transport or car parking improvements. Councillor Stella Smedley, Nottinghamshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment, said “Effective parking enforcement discourages the abuse of limited waiting car parking spaces in town centres and prevents able-bodied motorists using on-street and off-street spaces allocated for disabled drivers. “Drivers who park properly and legally will notice no change other than easier access to parking spaces and less congestion caused by illegal parking.” Councillor David Payne, Newark and Sherwood District Council's Cabinet Member for Housing and Amenities, said “For too long, some motorists in Newark and Sherwood have been blatantly flouting the law, blocking narrow streets with their irresponsible parking.” “This has caused huge inconvenience to many residents, resulting in numerous complaints, as well as causing serious safety issues.” “Civil Parking Enforcement will allow us to fine those who choose to ignore the new message we are sending out - if you park illegally from May 12th, then expect to have a ticket left on your windscreen." Liz Silver from Nottinghamshire Disabled People’s Movement said "We welcome this change if it cuts down on the abuse of parking spaces for drivers with a Blue Badge and stops cars parking where they shouldn't , such as, across pavements or on dropped kerbs. We look forward to improvements for both disabled drivers and disabled pedestrians." A high-profile publicity campaign, which includes newspaper, radio and bus-back advertising, is currently taking place to make people aware of the changes. The Government aims for all local authorities to be responsible for parking enforcement in their areas by 2011. NCP services will supply the enforcement officers who will also be issuing warning notices to vehicles parked incorrectly to make motorists aware of the changes on the run-up to the launch date.
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