PETTS WOOD: Residents angry as new parking restrictions not enforced (From News Shopper)

PETTS WOOD: Residents angry as new parking restrictions not enforced

9:30am Friday 2nd October 2009

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RESIDENTS are angry after paying out for a parking permit which is not being enforced.

In August Bromley Council introduced permit holder and pay and display parking in Bluston Parade, just off Petts Wood Road in Petts Wood.

However, since the new regulations have been introduced residents have noticed motorists parking in permit bays and pay and display bays without displaying tickets.

They have also seen parking wardens walking past these cars without issuing fines.

One resident, Carole Hoggan, paid £75 for the annual parking permit and is angry about the situation.

Ms Hoggan said: “It is annoying. They have taken money off the residents and motorists but are not enforcing the new regulations.

“I have seen cars parked without permits and pay and display tickets and traffic wardens just walking past them.

“My other half spoke to a traffic warden and they said they could not issue fines as their machines have not been setup for that road.”

Ms Hoggan also said she would like the council to extend the residents parking permits to make up for the time in which they could have parked without paying for a permit.

The 49-year-old added: “We would like one month’s reimbursement for our parking permit.”

The road has six permit holder bays and a larger designated space along Woodland Way.

There are also 26 pay and display spaces along with two disabled spaces.

Resident Judy Bemrose said: “I came home the other day and there were two cars parked in the permit holder bays without permits.

“People are parking in them and not being ticketed, I think it is disgusting.”

According to street signs, the regulations apply Monday to Saturday, between 8.30am and 6pm, however, this is inconsistent with the information on the pay and display machine which states the time is until 6.30pm.

A council spokesman said: “We do tend to not enforce parking restrictions within the first four weeks of a scheme going live.

“This is to give motorists the chance to get used to and understand the new restrictions.”

The spokesman confirmed the discrepancy between the signage and pay and display machine and said this will be changed.

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