Late-night patrols for Bath's parking wardens

“from experience, it's the authorised parking of 'disabled' drivers on double yellow at all times of day that disrupt traffic flow the most”

“Larkhall
Foxhill
Catherine Way, batheaston
Keysham Highstreet.

The above should keep someone busy for a long long time. Might upset a few but would make one happy bus driver.”

“Never noticed any CEOs around here...
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“Council_Spoke regarding your first entry mentioning CCTV enforcement:
Surely The Traffic Management Act (TMA) 2004 gives (all) enforcement authorities the power to issue PCNs by post on the basis of evidence from CCTV cameras?
So how about CCTV enforcement at some of those pinch points where parking on double yellow 'no waiting' lines cause unnecessary delays or increased danger such as-
Julian Road, particularly adjacent to the shops, where it blocks 'line of site' on the bend.
The Paragon, causes traffic to back up and the often parked car at the junction of The Paragon and Lansdown rd.
Queens square, people waiting to pick people up.
There are so many more....”

“I can't speak for parking in Bath in the evenings, as I don't visit at that time any more. However, the smaller North Wiltshire towns are rife will illegal parking at all times. Where I live it is indeed rare to see a traffic warden at any time. If they cared to visit they could bring a huge amount of fines to the council coffers.”

“InBathBA1 is right - there is plenty of money to be had in the suburbs if they would just get off their rear ends, out of the car parks and out of the city centre occasionally. Cars parked on junctions are a nightmare and I asked a CEo in Foxhill today if he could deal with a dangerously parked car right on a junction in Queen's Drive. The answer was that only a police officer could deal with it unless there were lines marked. So in order to get anything done about selfish and thoughtless people who don't think of others having to exit into traffic blind, we have to have lines painted on EVERY corner??? Even where there ARE lines there is no enforcement - top and bottom of Oolite Road, Noad's Corner, junctions with Wellsway of The Beeches, Mendip Gardens and Oolite Grove. All of these have double yellow lines and yet there are people who park on them for prolonged periods or "just to pop in" somewhere, leaving the junction dangerous for other users. CEOs are a very rare breed indeed up on the hills and there is revenue to be had if they could just be bothered.

I have to wonder if they will eventually charge until a later hour too having got the enforcement hours lengthened? That really would be the final nail in many business coffins.”

“Remind me again what the charge in the main car parks after 6pm is? What's the fuss?”

“Litter picking, street offences.....***? Stick to the proposal.
Next we'll have social workers picking up the bins on the way to home visits, teachers reviewing planning cases in the holidays. Its more these uneducated view points on public services that are irritating rather than not being able to sneaky late night park where i shouldn't”

“It is so difficult to park anywhere near the main nightlife activities in Bath that people will shun them for others further away and in Bristol.”

“I am sure I could make the death penalty cost neutral through sponsorship etc., however it does not mean it will be popular.
My thoughts are that if we can ease congestion and make the streets safer by punishing inconsiderate drivers then I am in favour, however the majority of dangerous parking I see is on narrow streets that have no road markings. In some areas outside the centre you can't turn into most Roads safely as badly parked vehicles on junctions block your view. This must be a big problem for emergency services vehicles etc., I would be happier if traffic wardens were given powers to fine these drivers rather than the police and focus on the areas outside central Bath.”