Drivers warned as UK seaside town plans to double | Tech News

Parking fines are set to double at one of the UK’s prime summer time vacationer locations in a bid to deal with site visitors chaos. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) council will increase their minimal parking nice from £35 to £70 from August.

Charges for motorists who don’t pay the penalty within the primary two weeks shall be informed to pay £140, up from £70. The Department for Transport gave permission for the new charges, which fall into line with London charges. The new charges come into impact from August 1 and it’s hoped the transfer will cut back on unlawful parking across the native space.

According to locals, motorists determined to get to the seaside have been leaving vehicles on double yellow traces and towards the pavement. Cars have additionally been noticed on verges, stopped on roundabouts and even on personal driveways.

Cllr Millie Earl, the chief of BCP council, stated: “We welcome the fact the Government has recognised the problem we experience in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with illegal and irresponsible parking.

“We have been asking governments for more than six years to let us impose higher fines and our parking team now await final details on the work required to implement the trial in time for the August 1 deadline.”

According to the most recent information, more than 4,000 penalty notices have been issued to motorists over simply three weekends per 12 months. 

It is known that the result of the trial in Bournemouth may help the Government determine if they need to roll-out greater fines throughout the remaining of the UK.

Tom Hayes, the Labour MP for Bournemouth East constituency, stated he hoped the new penalty would act as a “deterrent.”

He stated: “The parking fine fee has been capped for 20 years, and it’s frustrating for everyone. The hope is by having such a significant increase in parking fines, it can really have a deterrent effect.”

Cllr Earl added the transfer was mandatory as highway customers saved deciding to “disregard parking restrictions”.

Millie added: “Even at our busiest last weekend, there were enough parking spaces within a short walk of the seafront across our three towns and when visitors make a choice to park illegally, we know that residents, and responsible visitors, want us to take robust enforcement action.

“During our three busiest weekends of the year we have issued more than 4,000 penalty charge notices to drivers who disregard parking restrictions for the sake of a shorter stroll to the beach.”