Residents Parking Scheme guidance notes

The Council's Civil Enforcement Officers will patrol the residents' parking zone and issue Penalty Charge Notices to vehicles that appear to contravene the regulations. This applies to both the inspection of permits and the compliance with yellow line restrictions.

The scheme makes the following contraventions:

a. Parking in a residents' parking place during the operational times without displaying a valid residents/business/all zone or visitors permit.

b. Parking in a suspended parking place without special permission.

c. Obtaining a permit by false statement.

d. Selling from a vehicle in a residents' parking place.

e. Failing to hand in a permit if the permit holder:

• moves out of the area of the scheme
• ceases to own a vehicle for which a permit has been issued
• alters, defaces or misuses a permit
• receives a notice from the Council asking for it to be handed in

The above is a general description of the main offences. For full details and particulars of the other offences created you should refer to the traffic regulation order under which the scheme was made. Copies of the order can be obtained from the Council on payment of the appropriate fee.

The scheme is designed to provide residents/businesses with special facilities, which would not normally be available. For both legal and practical reasons the requirements regarding the display of permits are absolutely necessary for the scheme to be successful. The Council is anxious that residents should not be inconvenienced so please comply with all the requirements of the scheme. This will not only assist the Civil Enforcement Officers, but will also avoid annoyance and possible resentment.

The Council are not in a position to ensure the availability of any specific or any parking place at all.