CHANGES IN ARRANGEMENTS FOR PARKING ENFORCEMENT
On 5 November 2007 Cheltenham Borough Council, in partnership with Gloucestershire County Council, will take over the enforcement of parking restrictions in
Cheltenham. The Council currently has responsibility for off street parking enforcement but from 5 November will also have responsibility for on-street parking enforcement, currently provided by the police authority. This means that from that date parking enforcement in
Cheltenham becomes a civil rather than a criminal matter. The change from 5 November 2007 relates only to responsibility for parking enforcement and does not, at the moment, alter any of the existing parking restrictions. There will, however, be a greater number of Parking Attendants patrolling the streets and Council operated car parks to enforce existing regulations which aim to:
- Improve traffic flow by controlling the parking of vehicles on streets
- Reduce pollution by improving traffic flow.
- Improve road safety through enforcement of illegally and dangerously parked vehicles.
- Improve access for emergency vehicles and public transport by reducing illegal parking obstruction.
- Gloucestershire County Council is taking the lead on communications. A poster and leaflet campaign is scheduled
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