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103 fines in Banbury since County Council took over civil parking enforcement
23/11/2021
66 suggestions have been made by the people of Banbury for areas officers should patrol
103 Penalty Charge Notices have been issued in Banbury since Oxfordshire County Council took over responsibility for civil parking enforcement. The council took charge of on-street parking in the Cherwell District from Thames Valley Police on November 1.
An additional 359 warning notices were handed out to drivers who had parked illegally during the first two weeks of the scheme to make sure people were aware of the new enforcement regime.
For those that have broken the parking rules their fines range between £50 and £70, depending on the contravention. The fine can be halved if it is paid within a certain period.
In a sign that the public has welcomed the new parking enforcement scheme, the County Council has received 66 requests from the public about places in Banbury where they think the Council’s enforcement team should patrol.
Councillor Tim Bearder, Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highway Management, said: “We are delighted with the response so far, and it is heartening to hear that so many people are thanking our enforcement officers for doing something about a problem that has been going on for many years. It must be a myth that being an enforcement officer is a thankless task!
“People in places including Banbury, Bicester, Abingdon, Didcot and Wallingford have praised our officers for finally taking action against drivers who have previously been getting away with it, while causing a major inconvenience to other road users, cyclists and pedestrians.”
The County Council’s enforcement officers are responsible for permit holder parking and on-street pay and display parking. They can check on parking on double and single yellow lines, in limited waiting and loading bays, on zig-zag markings at schools, at pedestrian crossings and in bus lanes and stops. They also look for double parking (parking too far from the kerb), parking in blue badge bays and taxi ranks and parking across dropped kerbs where there’s a crossing point.
People can report incidents of illegally parked vehicles by using Oxfordshire County Council’s online form.
The police will continue to be responsible for dealing with dangerously parked vehicles where there are no parking restrictions in place, such as on bends, brows of hills and junctions, and pavement parking with no parking restrictions. People can report these issues to the police by calling 101.
Car parks remain the responsibility of Cherwell district council and private operators.
Published: by Banbury FM Newsteam
Andrew fox On 24/11/2021 at 7:59 pm
They need to do something about the people who own same vehicles everyday parked on double yellow lines down lower Cherwell street outside Anna’s hair salon . Blocking legal parked people in there vehicles having to wait ages for them to return especially a white Ford Transit van Registration number [redacted]