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Crackdown on illegal parking
2:29pm Thursday 8th May 2008
WYRE Forest District Council is taking action against cars parked illegally on pavements and grass verges.
Builder, Jason Harvey, 35, was given a £70 fine after parking on the pavement in Wilden Lane, Stourport, as he visited his girlfriend's house.
Mr Harvey had been parking there regularly for the past three months and said it was difficult to find somewhere to park in the area.
He added: "I was very angry. I have never had a ticket before. It's not fair. Everyone parks on the pavement there because there is nowhere else to park."
He added: "It is first come first served and if you have a business like mine it is very difficult to keep carrying your tools there and back."
District council spokeswoman Nina Das Gupta said the traffic regulation order for Wilden Lane applied parking restrictions which included parking on grass verges and pavements.
She explained that neither the district council or their civil enforcement officers, drew up the traffic regulation orders.
She said the council was responsible for enforcing the parking regulations, which included fining drivers who parked on the pavement or grass verges where parking restrictions were in place.
She added that if residents felt there was a need to lift the restrictions they could apply to Worcestershire County Council.
As the highways authority, the county council could re-consider restrictions and whether, in some cases, they should be removed or changed.
She explained: "There is no new policy applying, as it has always been the responsibility since September 17, 2007, for the council to apply the regulations that were previously made under the relevant road traffic orders."
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Your Say Your Wyre Forest
hotfuzz, Stourport says...
7:17pm Sun 11 May 08
Travellers have again set up camp on the Sandyway on the A38 between Fernhill Health and Martin Hussingtree, near Worcester.
It's spoiling the entrance to the village. It's not just that, it's pulling on resources.
"It's not fair on the ratepayer. It's becoming a nuisance."
She said Mike Lovatt, who maintains the area and mows the grass for the parish council, was unable to get onto the land.
A spokesman for Worcestershire County Council said the authority had spoken to the travellers.
"We have visited the site and have been assured that they are moving on this weekend," he said.
A spokesman for West Mercia police said: "We have spoken to the travellers and we are aware that they are planning to move in the not too distant future.
"We're not taking any action but we are in touch with the local authorities who are monitoring the situation."
So - it's a good job that they didn't park on the grass verges or pavements around Wilden Lane!! Obviously they would have been treated the same as local residents and ratepayers. (Or would they!!)
It seems that there's a bit of an imbalance going on - and perhaps a precedent being set.
Or is it discrimination in action (make up your own minds which way though!)
poppasmurf, Bewdley says...
6:37pm Fri 9 May 08
bramble, kidderminster says...
4:22pm Fri 9 May 08
FlipC, Stourport says...
9:41am Fri 9 May 08
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Okay they'll argue that there aren't parking restrictions in place so it's fine. You be the judge of it though
hotfuzz, Stourport says...
7:27pm Thu 8 May 08
Unless a bit of common sense is going to be applied. (look it up in the dictionary!!).
FlipC, Stourport says...
4:41pm Thu 8 May 08
The licence plate and number are clearly displayed if WFDC want to take action :-)
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whyohwhy, Bewdley says...
12:19pm Sat 17 May 08
But, on the flipside, we hear everyday about a friend / relative / neighbour that's been fined and penalised for 34 in a 30, ticketed for parking 10 minutes over by M&S, or parking like this bloke without causing harm to anyone!?! What's going on with the Police and the council, PLEASE STOP TRYING TO TURN ORDINARY PEOPLE INTO CRIMINALS, AND PERHAPS THINK ABOUT TREATING CRIMINALS LIKE...CRIMINALS??