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The formal position is that the public highway is for the passage of pedestrians and vehicles, not for parking. In effect, parking on the highway is an obstruction that is 'tolerated'. Accordingly, the Council, as Highway Authority, does not provide parking for residents. The Council as the local parking authority provides 'off-street' car parks to accommodate the local need for parking.
Where the Council considers on-street parking controls are required, a traffic regulation order has to be made. This enables the provision of yellow lines where parking is prohibited and white line 'bays' to be marked for authorised parking. The making of an order involves lengthy administrative and legal procedures.
The introduction of restrictions to deal with isolated parking difficulties can often result in a shifting of the problem elsewhere. Accordingly, requests are generally gathered together and considered as part of the comprehensive review of parking in towns.
The comprehensive reviews are, however, extremely time-consuming, requiring resources for analysing the requests, assessing the effect, formulating a comprehensive scheme, consulting, advertising, making and implementing the parking orders.
The Council is currently reviewing on street parking controls in 20 towns and major villages across Wiltshire, following the introduction of Civil Parking Enforcement. In particular the need for yellow line restrictions are being investigated at the locations where representation has been made to the Council by residents and others, about parking causing obstruction or safety problems.
Requests for new parking controls should be sent in writing to the Director of Transport Environment and Leisure Department, Wiltshire Council.
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eMail: parking@wiltshire.gov.uk
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Last updated: 20 May 2010
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