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No not asleep nor scared off, but hey you know with All Hallows approaching us blood suckers have quite a lot on, not to mention committees and motorists to educate. During the lull between Halloween and the Crimbo season (or as I prefer the Bar Humbug free for all) I shall also be off spending my well gotten gains on a warm and balmy holiday so please don’t think I am defeated, shy or snoozing, although sometimes some contributions from the less well educated of your members may be a bit sleep inducing as they can be repetitive. See even weasels have a sense of humour though it is often lost dealing with lying cheating people who believe the rules don’t apply to them and no I don’t mean the Councillors or other parking colleagues but those who flout the rules and then bitch they’re hard done by.I won’t defend the indefensible there are times when tickets are issued incorrectly that’s because humans are still ultimately responsible for pressing the keys. However in the case of the Good Samaritan how great the ticket was cancelled on appeal see the system works. Now I know you will say it shouldn’t have happened and your right and I am sure the DVD evidence will have been rechecked again and if the accident is visible on the screen someone will be up for retraining. I also know that at times the CCTV does not pick up the whole street scene and the incident may not have been within shot. Much as you hate CCTV have you never considered the benefits of having the correct evidence that clearly shows if a motorist has offended or not? CCTV is a better deterrent to poor parking than a patrolling officer, because motorists become more aware of the cameras over time. They keep the costs of enforcement down, provide a safer working environment for the officers (as long as no madcap bikers are trying to harass them as they drive along the road, and yes in the early days I have seen video evidence of this recorded by industry colleagues), which is probably why static cameras are a preferred option.Belplasca yes I agree as would most authorities it would be great to be able to deal with those dangerous driving practices we all see at schools but don’t forget the Councils can only deal with offences that they have the Government given powers to do so. Personally some of the things I have seen one where the car didn’t slow and didn’t stop before the child was shoved out comes to mind for that one I could cheerfully have crushed the car and the driver never would have held a licence again. But no doubt some activist would be on a web site saying no harm was done!! The BBCs programme would not have been good television if it hadn’t had someone saying we had targets, we are threatened with the sack etc. The Statutory Guidance is clear that Authorities should be able to forecast likely income and expenditure for budgetary reasons. Many authorities have been operating their parking services for several years and it is the historical data that is used to estimate the likely income from parking charges, the necessary levels of enforcement and associated costs.Good enforcement managers will know how many tickets are likely to be issued based on that information. Officers are monitored for performance based on this information and on the performance of other colleagues patrolling the same beats on the same weekdays. There are many reasons for under performance, some is the beat has become compliant, some is the officer has become lazy or complacent or sometimes afraid of the area, all issues that have to be explored and may need further action be it disciplinary, retraining, welfare support, or changes to the patrol areas and the frequency of visits. Sorry if I haven’t responded to all but must now go bats to feed and broomsticks to ready before the big event.
they are not allowed to fund parking operations from the council tax.
I think what goody2shoes is trying to say is that Parking Operations must be self funding - or at least that's what a Council told me when Enforcement was requested on a road where I used to live.
I do know in some places the police have been involved but i don't recall any charges.
of course believe it or not no one minds the schunts that's fine so long as you realise that when you wind up the public when you leave the site they remain stirred up and at times get aggressive with the officers that are left on scene.
do schunt away after all no one parks illegally and therefore the objective is met,
of course believe it or not no one minds the schunts
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