Police blitz on High Street parking has no effect
Wednesday, 18th December 2013.
Efforts to enforce parking regulations in Haverhill High Street are still not working despite renewed efforts by police.
In just seven days after it was yet again adopted as a policing priority by the public, police issued 44 tickets to offending motorists.
Haverhill’s new Safer Neighbourhood Team sergeant, Gary Miller, said most people were still, or claimed to be, completely oblivious of the parking restrictions and pedestrianisation legislation which operate in the high street.
This is despite the issue having had massive local publicity by being chosen as a policing priority on and off for more than two years.
Many motorists complain to the issuing officer or go into the police station to protest at being ticketed and some say they will contest the fine.
Sgt Miller said the issuing of tickets made no difference whatever and by the time officers had dealt with a line of parked cars and completed the paperwork they would come back to find a whole new swathe of drivers breaking the regulations. He said they would do their best but it would never solve the issue.
Police have begun work on other priorities chosen at last week’s meeting. Sgt Miller carried out a speed check in Wratting Road, one of the sites where the public complained about speeding, and caught one motorist doing 47mph in the 30 limit.
The third priority, which concerns people cycling at night without lights was being dealt with initially by issuing warnings, and by taking education to the larger employers in the town.
In just seven days after it was yet again adopted as a policing priority by the public, police issued 44 tickets to offending motorists.
Haverhill’s new Safer Neighbourhood Team sergeant, Gary Miller, said most people were still, or claimed to be, completely oblivious of the parking restrictions and pedestrianisation legislation which operate in the high street.
This is despite the issue having had massive local publicity by being chosen as a policing priority on and off for more than two years.
Many motorists complain to the issuing officer or go into the police station to protest at being ticketed and some say they will contest the fine.
Sgt Miller said the issuing of tickets made no difference whatever and by the time officers had dealt with a line of parked cars and completed the paperwork they would come back to find a whole new swathe of drivers breaking the regulations. He said they would do their best but it would never solve the issue.
Police have begun work on other priorities chosen at last week’s meeting. Sgt Miller carried out a speed check in Wratting Road, one of the sites where the public complained about speeding, and caught one motorist doing 47mph in the 30 limit.
The third priority, which concerns people cycling at night without lights was being dealt with initially by issuing warnings, and by taking education to the larger employers in the town.
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