East Hants paring enforcement...

[cassa333]

Can anyone point me in the right direction to be able to contact the Parking Enforcement department for the area of East Hants please?

Thank you

[MASS1961]

Try this...

http://www.easthants....ehdc/carparksweb.nsf/

[cassa333]

Thank you Mass19561 but I am looking for the department phone number that send out the parking enforcement people who dole out parking fines.

One of them came to our road and got the law TOTALLY wrong and I wanted to ring them up and remind them of the law they are supposed to be enforceing.

[factor-fiction]

Mass's link looks good to me. If you want a phone number the phone number for East Hants district council should be a good starting point

[MASS1961]

There's a phone number at the bottom of this page..

http://www.easthants....sf/ContactUs?OpenForm

[factor-fiction]

Yes, the number was also at the bottom of the page on your first link, mass.

I think it'll be shut until tomorrow morning though. Maybe cassa wants to ring someone tonight

[cassa333]

Thank you everyone.

I now have a number for EHDC and HBC and will ring them in the morning and just ask to be put through to the right department.

I find it bloody stupid that parking enforcement don't know parking regulations.

I have local government web sites. They never give you a straight answer lol.

[cassa333]

Sorry hate not have :) lol

[ABerrant]

If different to the number you intend to use:

HBC & EHDC Parking and Traffic Management Team Leader

Michelle Green
01730 234274

http://www.easthants....nt&name=Parking+fines

[Coobeastie]

Intrigued...what law did they get wrong?

[cassa333]

Thank you everyone.

The parking enforcement person said that she could not do anything about the cars parked on the pavement because they were not causing an obstruction. It is a new designated shared cycle and pedestrian way.

However the road traffic act 1988 makes it an immediate offence to park 'wholly or partly' on a 'cycle track' (section 21). The definition of a cycle track is given in the Highways act 1980 as being a shared-use path usable by cyclists and possibly also pedestrians but not moterised vehicles (section 320). Highway Code " You must not stop or park on ... a cycle track (rule 240).

When she was deployed to the road she was aware it was a contentious area for all conserned so should have known the relevant acts.

[ABerrant]

It is not just an issue of laws being broken; you have to factor in the limitations of Civil Parking Enforcement.

HBC & EHDC Civil Enforcement Officers can enforce restrictions in regard of
• Double/Single yellow lines
• Loading bans
• Limited waiting
• School keep clear markings
• Pedestrian crossing zig zags
• Bus stops
• Dropped kerbs
• Disabled bays
• Car parks

However, they are not empowered to deal with
• Pavement parking without restrictions alongside them
• Verge parking without restrictions alongside them
• Obstruction
• Moving traffic contraventions (No entry, box junctions)

which remains a Police matter.

[cassa333]

Thank you ABerant.

We sort of knew/figured that it was not the parking enforcement responsibility but want to make them aware that they were wrong and should have done something lol