October/November 2011
 

Countdown to Civil Parking Enforcement

On-street parking enforcement in Norfolk transfers from the police to local authorities on 7 November 2011, when the enforcement of parking restrictions, including yellow lines and time-limited spaces, will be taken over by Civil Enforcement Officers, as already happens in Norwich.

Outside Norwich, parking enforcement will be carried out through the Norfolk Parking Partnership. Civil Enforcement Officers will be employed by Great Yarmouth Borough Council and South Norfolk Council, where they will patrol their own districts, and by the Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk, who will cover the remainder of the county.

Between November and March, on-street parking enforcement will be carried out by a staff of 13, rising to 24 in July and August. Although more Civil Enforcement Officers will be available than traffic wardens, there will still be a high mileage of streets and parking restrictions to patrol. During summer months the additional resources will generally be used in holiday areas.

Civil Enforcement Officers will issue a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) wherever they see a parking contravention. They will not have the power to cancel a PCN, but drivers will be able to challenge a PCN. Details about how to do this are on the Notice and will be on council websites. Payment of Penalty Charges and appeals will be handled by Great Yarmouth Borough Council (covering the Borough and South Norfolk), and the Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk (for the rest of the county – excluding Norwich).

Penalty Charge income will go towards the cost of the parking enforcement service. PCNs are issued to ensure trouble-free travel and transport for all, not to raise income for local authorities. In Norfolk it is unlikely that Penalty Charge income will cover the whole cost of the service, which will probably require support from on-street parking income from Great Yarmouth.

The Norfolk Parking Partnership Joint Committee oversees the service. It comprises four voting members from King’s Lynn & West Norfolk, Great Yarmouth, South Norfolk and the County Council, and is chaired by Graham Plant, county Cabinet member for Planning and Transportation.

For further information go to www.norfolk.gov.uk/parkingenforcement

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  • Mr Paul Thompson26/02/2012 13:53:59

    i am a great yarmouth hackney driver and as such pay a license fee to the borough council for rights to park on licensed taxi ranks, now the police have no powers to issue fixed penalty tickets to illegally parked private vehicles on said taxi ranks at night time is now a major problem for myself and other hackney drivers. the civil parking officers do not work or patrol the streets at night so there seems to be nothing that 'we' taxi drivers can do except double park next to the ranks, namely KING STREET as we found out last evening 25/02/2012 where the entire rank was taken over by private cars. my question is who makes the rules and where are the parking attendants when we need them and what plans do the authorities have in motion to help us in our employment / working conditions

  • J. Golla05/11/2011 12:27:29

    All I can say is that there is currently nobody enforcing the time limited parking spaces in Market Place North Walsham. As a result there are people using the spaces as 24/7 parking and shop workers parking there all day. The disabled parking spaces are also mainly used by the abled bodied. Will things now change?

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