Motorists who park in resident only bays will be issued with a ticket
Ealing Council has strongly refuted claims that its CPZ parking bays are unenforceable because of the use of double white line markings at the end of rows.
According to a council spokesperson, an article published in the Ealing Times (28 August 2008) “wrongly suggests that the use of the double lines do not comply with traffic regulations.”
“Ealing’s CPZ bays are designed to give local residents the opportunity to park near to their homes, and stop commuters hogging scarce road space.
“The Council, like other London boroughs, uses double lines at the end of CPZ bays to make it easier for motorists to see where the parking controls begin and end. These lines are allowed according to the 2002 regulations (schedule 6).
“The complicated regulations mean that if we were only to use single lines, the Council would be required to write “PERMIT HOLDERS ONLY” in large letters alongside every single CPZ bay within the borough.”
The Council believes writing across the roads of Ealing in this way would be akin to corporate vandalism and would not be popular with residents.
“Residents can be assured that if motorists park in resident only bays the Council will issue parking tickets.”
August 29, 2008