1,299 warning notices have been issued by parking enforcement officers in the first two weeks after the Oxfordshire County Council took control of civic parking enforcement from the police in the Cherwell, South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district council areas.
During this time officers only issued warning notices to offenders, to make sure people were aware of the new enforcement regime.
However, from November 15, drivers who break the rules faced fines of between £50 and £70, depending on the infraction, which can be halved if paid within a certain period.
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The council said that Oxfordshire residents have welcomed the changes to the parking enforcement.
They took control of in this area in November1, and already look after parking enforcement in Oxford and West Oxfordshire.
Since then, they have received 75 requests from the public to target certain areas where inconsiderate parking has been a problem.
Councillor Tim Bearder said he is delighted with the response they have had so far, he continued: “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!”
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The new enforcement officers are responsible for permit holder parking and on-street pay and display parking, as well as:
• double and single yellow lines
• limited waiting bays
• loading bays
• zig-zag markings at schools (if restrictions apply)
• pedestrian crossings
• double parking (parking too far from the kerb)
• blue badge bays
• taxi ranks
• parking in bus lanes and stops
• parking across dropped kerbs where there’s a crossing point, with or without tactile paving.
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 parking pavement with no parking restrictions.
Car parks remain the responsibility of district and town councils.
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