Parking anger
Bridlington Today
BRIDLINGTON'S Controlled Parking Zone could be extended.
The zone, which was opposed by many people when it was introduced in May 2003, runs from Trinity Road as far as the south side.
However, the new plan would add the bottom of Promenade and Flamborough Road, as well as areas to the North of the Quay Road level crossing, including Queensgate, to the zone.
Residents in controlled areas pay £20 for annual permits, allowing them to park long-term anywhere inside the zones. Those without permits, including out-of-town shoppers, can only stop for an hour before moving.
The plan by East Riding of Yorkshire Council would also divide the zone into three, allowing permit holders to only use their passes in their own area.
That would mean residents of Springfield Avenue would not be able to use permits in Medina Avenue for example.
It also suggests relaxing the one-hour limit on waiting times in Victoria Road and Wellington Road, allowing parking for two hours.
The proposals for the new zones will be formalised into a detailed plan in November and people would have until mid-December to lodge objections.
A report would then be submitted to the council's cabinet and, if approved, the extension would come into force in May next year.
But some residents have responded to the proposals with anger, accusing the council of taking extra money from the town's residents and traders.
Coun Ray Allerston, who represents Old Town, said: "I have never been happy with it. It's a money-making job, that's all.
"I have always put it to the officers at County Hall that I don't want any of it in my ward in Old Town – we can manage without it.
"People are still parking there anyway and even if you have it there's nobody going around enforcing it. It's making no difference whatsoever.
"We've told them time and time again we don't want it and don't need it. It only causes trouble and bother."
He said dividing the zone into three to prevent people parking outside their allocated space would be "cheeky".
Chris Scott, who runs Queensgate Stores on the edge of the proposed extension, said: "It's going to cause more problems than it solves. I believe this is the thin end of the wedge and it's going to spread through all the streets around here. It's another road tax."
Gabby Harris, of Queensgate, said: "A friend of mine lives in East Road and she thought it would be better once permits came in but it's made it worse.
"People are just parking where there isn't a permit area.
"It's like a tax, and members of the public are paying enough for their taxes. They've hit on another way to get more money out of people."
Adrian Vodden, who with his father and his business partner runs the Revelstoke Hotel, in Flamborough Road, said: "If they are trying to free up parking spaces why are they putting down yellow lines everywhere? We counted 22 spaces that were lost when they did Trinity Road, when they had already started the scheme."
The new scheme will also allow local contractors who park in the town to buy annual permits for £100.
A council spokesman said: "The aim of a CPZ is to prevent commuters taking up parking spaces outside homes and businesses all day and to encourage them to use designated car parks or public transport, or to walk or cycle.
"The benefit for residents who hold a CPZ permit is that they find it easier to get parked near their home while the benefit for businesses is that there is a quicker turnover of vehicles using town centre parking bays and therefore more potential customers. This would not work without extra enforcement, which is paid for by the cost of permits.
"The council felt it was fairer to raise the money for enforcement this way than through council tax as only the people who pay for permits benefit from the CPZ.
"People can have their say on the proposals during the consultation. The council does listen to people's representations, as shown by the changes made to proposals to expand the Beverley CPZ as a result of residents' comments."
People living in the area proposed for the extension will be consulted in the near future.
BRIDLINGTON'S Controlled Parking Zone could be extended.
The zone, which was opposed by many people when it was introduced in May 2003, runs from Trinity Road as far as the south side.
However, the new plan would add the bottom of Promenade and Flamborough Road, as well as areas to the North of the Quay Road level crossing, including Queensgate, to the zone.
Residents in controlled areas pay £20 for annual permits, allowing them to park long-term anywhere inside the zones. Those without permits, including out-of-town shoppers, can only stop for an hour before moving.
The plan by East Riding of Yorkshire Council would also divide the zone into three, allowing permit holders to only use their passes in their own area.
That would mean residents of Springfield Avenue would not be able to use permits in Medina Avenue for example.
It also suggests relaxing the one-hour limit on waiting times in Victoria Road and Wellington Road, allowing parking for two hours.
The proposals for the new zones will be formalised into a detailed plan in November and people would have until mid-December to lodge objections.
A report would then be submitted to the council's cabinet and, if approved, the extension would come into force in May next year.
But some residents have responded to the proposals with anger, accusing the council of taking extra money from the town's residents and traders.
Coun Ray Allerston, who represents Old Town, said: "I have never been happy with it. It's a money-making job, that's all.
"I have always put it to the officers at County Hall that I don't want any of it in my ward in Old Town – we can manage without it.
"People are still parking there anyway and even if you have it there's nobody going around enforcing it. It's making no difference whatsoever.
"We've told them time and time again we don't want it and don't need it. It only causes trouble and bother."
He said dividing the zone into three to prevent people parking outside their allocated space would be "cheeky".
Chris Scott, who runs Queensgate Stores on the edge of the proposed extension, said: "It's going to cause more problems than it solves. I believe this is the thin end of the wedge and it's going to spread through all the streets around here. It's another road tax."
Gabby Harris, of Queensgate, said: "A friend of mine lives in East Road and she thought it would be better once permits came in but it's made it worse.
"People are just parking where there isn't a permit area.
"It's like a tax, and members of the public are paying enough for their taxes. They've hit on another way to get more money out of people."
Adrian Vodden, who with his father and his business partner runs the Revelstoke Hotel, in Flamborough Road, said: "If they are trying to free up parking spaces why are they putting down yellow lines everywhere? We counted 22 spaces that were lost when they did Trinity Road, when they had already started the scheme."
The new scheme will also allow local contractors who park in the town to buy annual permits for £100.
A council spokesman said: "The aim of a CPZ is to prevent commuters taking up parking spaces outside homes and businesses all day and to encourage them to use designated car parks or public transport, or to walk or cycle.
"The benefit for residents who hold a CPZ permit is that they find it easier to get parked near their home while the benefit for businesses is that there is a quicker turnover of vehicles using town centre parking bays and therefore more potential customers. This would not work without extra enforcement, which is paid for by the cost of permits.
"The council felt it was fairer to raise the money for enforcement this way than through council tax as only the people who pay for permits benefit from the CPZ.
"People can have their say on the proposals during the consultation. The council does listen to people's representations, as shown by the changes made to proposals to expand the Beverley CPZ as a result of residents' comments."
People living in the area proposed for the extension will be consulted in the near future.
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