Written question asked by Lord Lucas (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Adonis (Labour) on Monday, 5 October 2009.

Parking Fines

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to ensure that the same standard of compliance with the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 in respect of traffic signs and road markings, which is a condition for authorising new civil parking enforcement powers to a local authority, is applied as a condition for lawful parking enforcement in local authorities that were exercising de-criminalised parking enforcement under the Road Traffic Act 1991.

Answer: The Department for Transport has, since late 2005, required a senior official from the local authority to confirm, in writing, six weeks before civil parking enforcement can come into force that there has been a complete review of the Traffic Regulation Orders, traffic signs and road markings within the entire proposed civil enforcement area, any deficiencies highlighted by this review have been rectified, and as a result they all conform to legislation and are consistent with one another. The Government have no plans to seek such an undertaking from local authorities that were given parking enforcement power before this requirement was introduced.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 712 c403-4WA; 5330
Session: 2008-09
Notes: Answer received between Monday 27 July and Monday 3 August 2009.
Subjects: Enforcement Local government Parking Parking offences Road signs and markings
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk