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Parking enforcement firm that runs Bury car parks has not had Bury Council's permission for signs for FIVE years



 A FIRM that enforces parking rules is in trouble with Bury Council — for breaking its rules for five years.

Chorley-based ParkingEye enforces parking restrictions at a car park behind DW Sports off Angouleme Way, Bury, and at another car park at the Moorgate Retail Park.

The council believes signs that inform visitors of parking restrictions breach local authority planning rules and has requested that ParkingEye apply or take them down.

Now, ParkingEye has made two applications to keep the signs and, if the proposal is rejected, the signs may have to come down.

In its paperwork sent to the council, ParkingEye admits signs have been at the DW Sports car park since January, 2011.

It has not said how long the signs have been at Moorgate Retail park.

The firm's view is that it has not breached rules and that it made the applications as a compromise action as it understands the council disagrees.

The issue came to light in January when the Bury Times reported that motorist Lewis Davies received a parking ticket from ParkingEye when parking at Moorgate.

Mr Davies, aged 23, of Carlisle Close, Little Lever, considered taking the matter to court but decided to pay the £175 bill due to the risk of having to pay substantial court costs if he lost.

However, Mr Davies's research established ParkingEye did not have permission for the signs.

A council spokesman said: "We have received two complaints regarding this issue.

"We consider that these signs would require advertisement consent.

"We have therefore contacted the company requesting them to either remove the signs or submit an a

application for consent."

A ParkingEye spokesman said: "On occasion there are individual circumstances which require consultation with local authorities in respect of planning and we are always willing to engage as necessary.”

Three people have formally objected to the application to keep the signs at Moorgate Retail Park.

Among them is John Carter, of the Premier Inn, in Knowsley Place, Bury.

He said that some of the signs do not adhere to the accepted Code of Practice and also questioned several other features of the application.

 Another objector, Paul Murray, of Seedfield Road, Bury, said: "A company should not be able to retrospectively gain permission given that the company in question is profiting from that activity by issuing parking charges to motorists."

The council is aiming to decide by April 22 if the signs can stay.

http://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/14349113.Parking_enforcement_firm_that_runs_Bury_car_parks_has_not_had_council_s_permission_for_signs_for_FIVE_years/

 


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