Just need to check ....

Guys_Dad

Just look at the BPA CoP and make an honest estimate. If you feel they fail, then say so.

bazster

Hang on folks. The BPA CoP mandates entry signs for sites which invite entry by the public. It expressly states that entry signs are not required for sites where there is no public access and such access would constitute trespass i.e. most residential car parks. I have no axe to grind for the BPA Ltd. but it does our cause no favours to allege CoP breaches where they don't exist.

I-LOV-MONEY

Just for clarification a street of residential houses (visitors and deliveries,) which also has cars parked along the road. Also a hospital car park where the public are 'invited' in. I presume they come within the rules of entry signs.

bazster

I-LOV-MONEY wrote: »

Just for clarification a street of residential houses (visitors and deliveries,) which also has cars parked along the road. Also a hospital car park where the public are 'invited' in. I presume they come within the rules of entry signs.

Why don't you just read the CoP yourself? It's getting very tedious explaining it all for you.

http://www.britishparking.co.uk/write/Documents/AOS/BPA_Code_of_Practice_-_February_2014_-_Version_4.pdf

I-LOV-MONEY

Sorry. I thought rather than reading through pages and pages of what may be irrelevant stuff, if you knew the answer you could explain straightaway.

bazster

I-LOV-MONEY wrote: »

Sorry. I thought rather than reading through pages and pages of what may be irrelevant stuff, if you knew the answer you could explain straightaway.

We don't get paid for this you know, it's your problem, you put some effort in!

I-LOV-MONEY

Having written to the parking company (copied to the management company), in the post today comes two parking permits (myself and my wife) and two visitors permits, plus a nice little holder! (Looking around at other residents, they don't seem to have the holder!!).

They say enforcement will begin on 11 October.(sorry that should read September) !!! The signage didn't go up until last week!

I-LOV-MONEY

Update. Parking restrictions were due to come in on 25 August. This was postponed till 11 September due to 'holidays'. We were then told there would be a 10 day 'grace period'. Signage went up in my street on 2 October. (but only in part of the road).

However, the next road which was also supposed to be covered does not have any signs! It has been suggested that that road which is in two parts separated by a green in the middle. One side is the back of flats from this road, run by the Management Company. On the other side of the green are private houses. I was told that the road 'belongs' to the local Council (my road is not adopted), and the Management Company have only just asked for permission to put signage on the council lampposts!

You couldn't make it up!

Basically nobody has had a ticket or seen any parking patrol ! Unfortunately most residents on this road are now displaying a permit.

I-LOV-MONEY

Just thought people may want an update. Since the 'enforcement' started, AFAIK nobody has received a ticket. However, the majority of vehicles do have permits on them (not me!).

More signs have gone up at the top of the road and on a neighbouring road.

Some of the signs attached to lampposts have turned (probably due to wind, because they are too high for people to move them manually). As one drives down the street, some are facing the direction of travel, a few are facing sideways.

I just wonder why the parking company aren't going out to get some money?! I obviously don't want to stir them up.

I-LOV-MONEY

I started a new thread but happy to continue it here.

The implementation has been delayed, firstly because of the summer holidays (!). Now because there is major electrical work needed to be done on the street lighting, they now say they will instruct the parking company to fully implement the scheme in January.

Really, all I want to know is the street signs which were put up last October (I think), were tied high on the lamposts (a few on flats walls).. Since that time we have had a lot of wind, a number of these signs have turned around since they were originally installed and some have dropped down from above easy eye level, to virtually waist level! Does this make any difference on how they can enforce this notice?