Staff will be aware of impending changes which will mean the Council will be responsible for enforcement action to deal with parking offences.
We have now started the rollout of our new parking powers across North Ayrshire.
This means that our new team of Parking Enforcement Officers will monitor parking and may issue £100 Penalty Charge Notices (PCN) to vehicles parked in contravention of the parking restrictions in operation. This will be reduced to £50 if paid within 14 days.
If you’re parked illegally – such as on double yellow lines or on the pavement – you could receive a PCN.
As Council employees, we have an additional incentive not to fall foul of the new rules.
Many of us will use council vehicles in the course of our work and it’s important we abide by the rules.
Thomas Reaney, Head of Neighbourhood Services, said: “We want all drivers and pedestrians to go about their business safely and quickly.
“Illegal parking can a real blight, particularly in our town centres, and we hope the introduction of Penalty Charge Notices can help encourage better and more responsible parking.
“As Council employees, we have to ensure we abide by the same rules as everyone else. For those driving vehicles carrying the Council logo, it is hugely important that they lead by example and not park in such a manner that would fall foul of rules.
“Our advice would be always to park in a safe and legal manner and to take advantage of the many car parks we have across North Ayrshire. Even if it means walking a short distance further, it is not worth the risk of receiving a £100 fine.”
“For those driving vehicles carrying the Council logo, it is hugely important that they lead by example and not park in such a manner that would fall foul of rules.”Thomas Reaney, Head of Neighbourhood Services,
Examples of what would constitute illegal parking include:
- Parking on a length of yellow line and loading activities were not observed.
- Vehicle is parked at a length of yellow line with kerb markings when waiting is not allowed.
- Purchased parking time had expired.
- Parking without payment of the parking charge.
- Parking in an electric vehicle charging place during restricted hours without charging.
- Parking in a loading gap marked by a yellow line.
- Parking in a suspended parking place.
- The vehicle was re-parked in the same place within the no-return period.
- The vehicle was parked in the wrong bay, such as an electric vehicle, motorcycle bay.
- The vehicle was not parked correctly within the bay markings.
- Parking in a loading bay, no loading observed.
- Staying for longer than allowed in a parking place.
- Vehicle was parked in a disabled parking place without displaying a valid disabled blue badge.
- Parking in a parking place for emergency vehicles.
- Parking in a bay for the use of funeral vehicles only.
- Vehicle parked in a taxi rank.
- Vehicle was parked in a bus stop.
- Parking a vehicle on the pavement.
- Parking a vehicle adjacent to dropped kerbs at a pedestrian crossing point.
- Double parking a vehicle.
- Parking a vehicle on the grass verge where a pavement is adjacent to it.