Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Message from DDC...******************************
DOVER DISTRICT - SECOND HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF PENALTY CHARGE NOTICES UPHELD IN THE COUNTRY
A key report into appeals that went to a Parking Adjudicator shows that Dover District Council has the second highest percentage of Penalty Charges Notices (PCNs) upheld in the country, with 89% found in favour of the Council. This is according to the National Parking Adjudication Services' latest annual report. The report also reveals that the rate of appeal per PCN issued throughout England and Wales was 0.28%, but is 0.07% for Dover District, and only 14 appeals went to the Parking Adjudicator out of 19,626 PCNs issued in the district.
Cllr Nigel Collor, Cabinet Member for Access and Property Management said: "This is an outstanding result, which shows that Parking Services is acting in a reasonable, fair and consistent manner when considering appeals to PCNs, and staff are to be congratulated. We remain fully committed to appropriate enforcement, and while we would always encourage motorists to appeal if they are not satisfied, these results should reassure people that Parking Services continues to provide a professional service managing and maintaining parking and access throughout the district."
The full report is available on the Traffic Penalty Tribunal website (click on downloads/ annual report 2006) on
www.trafficpenaltytribunal.gov.ukGuest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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#2
Nigel is quite pleased here to see the revenue being raised but its once again the poor over stretched motorist who pays the tune..the motorist is already blitzed to the hilt in taxes and obviously feels there is little point in appealing over their parking tickets as very few are appealing. There is quite a harsh regime in place here and I wonder if a softer approach would actually be better for the businesses in central Dover. The town is struggling, its not affluent Canterbury, Guildford, or Winchester. Talk to business people they will tell you this...and they will tell you the tough parking restrictions arent helping.
#3
I was given a ticket a while back for parking in a bay where the machine was broken - at the time I was on an emergency visit to a vulnerable elderly woman, so rather than waste time I left a note in the car window with the address of where I was, the anonomised reason for being there, and the information that the machine was broken. I would have happily paid if the machine had been working. I still had a ticket, and when I appealed was told that I should hav e trailed around until I found a machine that was working. The degree of urgency for the visit was overlooked, the fact that I didn't know where any other machines were was overlooked. It was all about the revenue and nothing at all about individual circumstances or factors such as
reasons for the lack of a ticket. It sucked bigstyle.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#4
we have yellow lines where i live.
just a money grabbing exercise, during the week, when buses and delivery vans are trying to go about their business, cars are parked illegally, they know that they will not get a ticket.
sunday morning, no bus or delivery vans, then the people appear with their machines, ticketing anyone that has got back late on saturday night and has their front wheels touching a double yellow.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#5
I've argued about the imposition of these double yellow lines Howard, but with no joy.
I must admit I don't like the gradual but inexorable drive to double-yellow line all our roads.
I can see the need for double yellow lines round certain road junctions, especially where buses have a problem and where sight-lines are not good, but even when we (Councillors - I guess others do tyoo ?) go through the proper channels, it's rare that our views are taken on board.
It is true that businesses are suffering - in a big way, but will anyone listen ? I doubt it. Is there a case around the Country where parking charges have been reduced ? I thought not.
I would like our (Dover Loyalty Scheme) Dover Town members to agree to refund car-park charges when people spend a certain amount in their shop (say £15 or more) - but I can't get agreement; some say yes, some say no, some can't decide, so I've not carried it through.
I do believe it would help a lot though - greater spend and footfall - it could be offered instead of a discount.
Roger
#6
Not just businesses......I see no comment about my own experience yet......as an individual driver ripped off by the local council while attending to a vulnerable adult I think I have a justifiable grievance!
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#7
Roger - do you know what areas of Military Road are being talked about for double yellow lines ? As I am comfused why to have them there when there are no parking issues there ???
Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#8
They want to extend it up Military Road on the right-hand side; to be honest Paul, I don't think there's any real need as there are already yellows from Bowling Green Lane for a good stretch.
I know the corner of the bend (Durham Hill (?) could perhaps have them (I think they do already), but further up ?????
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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roger
it is not such a matter of yellow lines, but where they are imposed. i have no problems with them outside of my house, as you know it is directly opposite clarendon street, and iit is difficult as it is turning out of there.
the yellow lines near to me are not enforced during the week when buses and delivery vehicles are trying to operate.
the bend at the top of clarendon road is a nignhtmare even for the smallest vehicle, yet there are no parking restrictions.
sorry to say this, but i still think that parking restrictions are all about money and not about traffic flow.
#10
Hear Hear!!
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#11
In some cases that may be true Howard, but not all of them; some are actually put down on highway-safety grounds - surprisising innit ??
Roger