Mobile CCTV cameras to patrol parking zones

1:20pm Wednesday 17th October 2012 in News

Clr Linda Dirir Clr Linda Dirir

RESIDENTS could soon have to stump up cash to park outside their home under proposals up for consideration.

A consultation on a range of new parking measures is set to start in the new year as Warrington Borough Council tries to find money to fund its parking services.

They include new ways of tackling parking enforcement with the likes of controversial mobile CCTV cameras and charging permit holders in parking residential zones such as the town centre and around the Halliwell Jones Stadium.

Clr Linda Dirir (LAB - Penketh and Cuerdley), executive board member for highways, transportation and climate change, said: “We have a £243,000 deficit this year for parking.

“It’s the recommendation that parking services as a whole should operate at a break even level.

“Some of the issues which were recommended for consultation are the introduction of charges for on street parking for funding and to help ensure a turnover of spaces and to enforce bus lanes.”

A task group of councillors has selected a variety of options for the council to help it reach its aim of at least fully funding council parking.

If on-road parking charges were brought in though the first period of parking, although not stipulated how long, would be offered free of charge.

The council would also have to apply for powers to enforce any unlawful use of bus lanes before being allowed to set up cameras to catch drivers out.

Clr Dirir added that if all the proposals were in place the council would make a £44,000 profit this year.

Clr David Keane (LAB - Penketh and Cuerdley) added: “We offer good parking facilities that are safe for us all and we have good availability to park. It’s also a reasonable arrangement that it should not be subsidised by all motorists and council taxpayers.”

The council is also looking at whether to outsource its parking services, bring it in house or continue to run it jointly between a private company and the authority.

Comments(26)

mr jackman says...
2:09pm Wed 17 Oct 12

just say no to paying it it all in your car tax it like the government trying to rip people off all the time it now we say no to them they bring out no rules but no rules book so how do we know this is true tell them to go away and hit the rich

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Nick Tessla says...
2:15pm Wed 17 Oct 12

Here's a parking measure for Councillors Dirrir and Keane to consider


Charge Councillors, and their families, for the privelage of parking at the Town Hall.

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grey_man says...
3:06pm Wed 17 Oct 12

One of the options not being considered is reducing the costs associated with council staff parking. These account for nearly half the deficit. Is there a reason why this issue is not being considered for savings?

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cookie1974 says...
3:35pm Wed 17 Oct 12

Here we go again! WBC trying to find another way to fleece its residents! Just refuse to pay it if it happens, why do we pay road tax??? I know it doesnt go towards the roads but its a reason given to us for paying it, WBC get a grip and do some REAL work for a change.

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moleogod says...
5:21pm Wed 17 Oct 12

Ok lets get this straight you might need to pay to park in front your own home that you already pay for.. Or on the road/pavement you already pay council tax and or road tax for. WBC just need to live in the real world. there is no way this will go through

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grey_man says...
5:41pm Wed 17 Oct 12

I think this looks more like the council expecting the town's residents to subsidise the council staff's parking given that this is the largest element of the deficit yet is conversely the one they haven't addressed.

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old-codger says...
6:36pm Wed 17 Oct 12

That should have been Frau Dirrir, Sorry, Temper got the better of me..

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cirian75 says...
8:34pm Wed 17 Oct 12

To Penketh and Cuerdley residents

ditch your labour councillors next locals

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cirian75 says...
8:39pm Wed 17 Oct 12

typical Labour, attacks the motorists.

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Reader says...
11:39pm Wed 17 Oct 12

If people are parking more responsibly these days resulting in less parking fines and revenue being collected then why should the very same people be penalised for abiding by the rules just to boost the councils 'pots'. They can't have it both ways !! The council have already decided to increase the cost of parking in the likes of Stockton Heath and Lymm village car parks meaning that small local businesses will suffer as shoppers stay away and now they want to try get us too pay for parking outside our own homes ? No problem just do it and we'll all park outside local councillors homes as I bet they wont to it there and we'll also just shop in other nearly towns and places where it's free and we feel more welcome and valued rather than feeling like a bunch of cash cows being over milked until we completely run dry !! :(

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nextdoor says...
9:48am Thu 18 Oct 12

Isn't Penketh part of Widnes now?

Out of interest, how much do council workers pay?

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grey_man says...
10:06am Thu 18 Oct 12

Whatever they pay, the total cost for their parking each year is £102,000 and from what I can see, there are no attempts to reduce that or - God forbid - expect them to pay like everybody else.

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mr dave k says...
10:46am Thu 18 Oct 12

so if you live off orford lane near the halliwell jones,not only do you run the risk of drunks on there way home from town scratching your car,you may now have to pay for the privalige of parking outside your own front door ?????

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biginthesticks says...
10:56am Thu 18 Oct 12

You could not make this up.. when a country is brought to it's knees in a recession the fools in the local councils use motorists as cash cows. Parking enforcers in their nazi style uniforms, photoing every car and they want to do this outside your house?? let it be war.

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grey_man says...
11:23am Thu 18 Oct 12

The problem appears to be that not enough people are parking illegally. So the solution is obviously to make more things illegal.

WBC doesn't see Catch22 as a satire, but as a handbook.

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Melonfish says...
11:53am Thu 18 Oct 12

moleogod wrote:
Ok lets get this straight you might need to pay to park in front your own home that you already pay for.. Or on the road/pavement you already pay council tax and or road tax for. WBC just need to live in the real world. there is no way this will go through
There is no such thing as road tax.

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Nick Tessla says...
1:19pm Thu 18 Oct 12

Melonfish wrote:
moleogod wrote: Ok lets get this straight you might need to pay to park in front your own home that you already pay for.. Or on the road/pavement you already pay council tax and or road tax for. WBC just need to live in the real world. there is no way this will go through
There is no such thing as road tax.
Also - it is illegal to park on the pavement .

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deadbeat says...
1:32pm Thu 18 Oct 12

grey_man wrote:
I think this looks more like the council expecting the town's residents to subsidise the council staff's parking given that this is the largest element of the deficit yet is conversely the one they haven't addressed.
Even though council staff do pay £24 per month to park up and go to work? What's your next diatribe going to include that blatantly wrong?

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grey_man says...
1:52pm Thu 18 Oct 12

It still costs the taxpayers of Warrington £102,000 to subsidise them at a time when travel for schoolchildren is being withdrawn and care services slashed. Do you think that's fair? How much do other people spend on parking per month for working in the town centre?

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pnewsome says...
1:53pm Thu 18 Oct 12

deadbeat wrote:
grey_man wrote:
I think this looks more like the council expecting the town's residents to subsidise the council staff's parking given that this is the largest element of the deficit yet is conversely the one they haven't addressed.
Even though council staff do pay £24 per month to park up and go to work? What's your next diatribe going to include that blatantly wrong?
Wow a whole £24 a month when the average all day tariff (long stay) is £3.18 (See Page19 http://bit.ly/P9g8NM ). That means (assuming 22 working days a month) we are subsidising that parking to the tune of (£3.18*22 - £24 ) ~ £46 per month for each council staff member who gets this perk. The council need to get its own house in order first.

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the dr who says...
4:54pm Thu 18 Oct 12

Melonfish wrote:
moleogod wrote:
Ok lets get this straight you might need to pay to park in front your own home that you already pay for.. Or on the road/pavement you already pay council tax and or road tax for. WBC just need to live in the real world. there is no way this will go through
There is no such thing as road tax.
stupid comment of course there is road taxation it may be called a stupid name now but thats what it is road tax.

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old-codger says...
7:49pm Thu 18 Oct 12

My comments on this topic have been deleted after a complant by Clr Linda Dirir ..

The truth hurts..

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Melonfish says...
10:09pm Thu 18 Oct 12

the dr who wrote:
Melonfish wrote:
moleogod wrote:
Ok lets get this straight you might need to pay to park in front your own home that you already pay for.. Or on the road/pavement you already pay council tax and or road tax for. WBC just need to live in the real world. there is no way this will go through
There is no such thing as road tax.
stupid comment of course there is road taxation it may be called a stupid name now but thats what it is road tax.
Direct road taxation does not exist and its not called anything else either. roads are payed for by local councils who receive gov't funding and council tax.

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richiepooh says...
11:00am Fri 19 Oct 12

Warrington is becoming a joke test place for mad policies. Be firm put your foot down and vote out all major parties from next local elections.

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old-codger says...
1:29pm Sat 20 Oct 12

Clr Linda Dirir (LAB - Penketh and Cuerdley), ...
Clr David Keane (LAB - Penketh and Cuerdley).....

Come the next election in penketh and cuerdley residents should consider if they are next on the hit list of labour councillors against the motorist, They forget all their election promises once in power and turn into dictators, Drive everyone off the road by petty officialdom.

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Freeborn John says...
5:33pm Sat 20 Oct 12

richiepooh wrote:
Warrington is becoming a joke test place for mad policies. Be firm put your foot down and vote out all major parties from next local elections.
WBC does seem prone to the kind of foolishness one would expect from some self indulgent metropolitan enclave, not a less than prosperous provincial town which can't even run a bus service after Sunday teatime.
A wake up call certainly seems well overdue.

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