Residents' concert parking fine outrage
Evening Post
19th September 06
By Jo Rostron
THE fall-out from Robbie Williams' Leeds concert continues after residents were hit with police fines – for parking outside their own homes.
Police say they are still sifting through parking fines wrongly dished out to residents but blame a break down in communication with the council. Resident Kristine Longstaff was staggered to find a £30 parking fine pinned to her vehicle outside her home on Street Lane, Roundhay over the concert weekend.
Robbie's first concert in Roundhay Park came and went on the Friday night but on Saturday afternoon, Kristine was hit with a ticket.
The 37-year-old said none of the residents were warned about any parking restrictions.
"I just thought, you have got to be joking! There was no notification, there was nothing on the car to warn me to move my car or get a parking ticket. If that was the case we should have been sent a letter."
Kristine's car had been parked there since Thursday.
"On Friday everyone was parked outside as normal and then they put cones in between each car all up Street Lane. I have seen other cars with parking tickets. I park there all the time, everyone does because it's outside our houses."
Neighbour Sue Haynes, 40, said her partner and two other neighbours were also given parking fines. Outrageous
"There's quite a few of us. I just think it's absolutely outrageous being fined for parking outside your own home. We didn't get any notification and we were not offered any alternative parking."
A spokeswoman for West Yorkshire Police said the council should have forwarded details of those residents' cars already parked there onto them when the cones were put out.
"As no details of any vehicle legitimately parked in the 'No Waiting Zones' was passed on to police by the council, a number of fixed penalty notices were issued. "
Any residents parked in these zones prior to the cordon who received a ticket should now write to the Central Process Bureau, PO Box 1105, Bradford, BD1 4WA to see whether they are eligible for their ticket to be cancelled."
The city council was unavailable for comment.
19th September 06
By Jo Rostron
THE fall-out from Robbie Williams' Leeds concert continues after residents were hit with police fines – for parking outside their own homes.
Police say they are still sifting through parking fines wrongly dished out to residents but blame a break down in communication with the council. Resident Kristine Longstaff was staggered to find a £30 parking fine pinned to her vehicle outside her home on Street Lane, Roundhay over the concert weekend.
Robbie's first concert in Roundhay Park came and went on the Friday night but on Saturday afternoon, Kristine was hit with a ticket.
The 37-year-old said none of the residents were warned about any parking restrictions.
"I just thought, you have got to be joking! There was no notification, there was nothing on the car to warn me to move my car or get a parking ticket. If that was the case we should have been sent a letter."
Kristine's car had been parked there since Thursday.
"On Friday everyone was parked outside as normal and then they put cones in between each car all up Street Lane. I have seen other cars with parking tickets. I park there all the time, everyone does because it's outside our houses."
Neighbour Sue Haynes, 40, said her partner and two other neighbours were also given parking fines. Outrageous
"There's quite a few of us. I just think it's absolutely outrageous being fined for parking outside your own home. We didn't get any notification and we were not offered any alternative parking."
A spokeswoman for West Yorkshire Police said the council should have forwarded details of those residents' cars already parked there onto them when the cones were put out.
"As no details of any vehicle legitimately parked in the 'No Waiting Zones' was passed on to police by the council, a number of fixed penalty notices were issued. "
Any residents parked in these zones prior to the cordon who received a ticket should now write to the Central Process Bureau, PO Box 1105, Bradford, BD1 4WA to see whether they are eligible for their ticket to be cancelled."
The city council was unavailable for comment.
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