PCNs in Enfield Road, Brentford
Over the last few weeks PCNs have been issued to drivers who park outside the controlled hours on the single yellow line which runs from 26 Enfield Rd down towards Eastbourne Rd. They are being issued because people are, of necessity, parking with 2 wheels on the kerb.It's obvious that if we don't park with 2 wheels on the kerb (in the same way as cars in the marked bays) we risk getting our cars damaged and/or completely blocking the road. The road is just not wide enough to park safely with all 4 wheels on the carriageway. When the CPZ was first implemented (about 6 years ago) I recall having a conversation with the man from the Council who was in charge of organising it all and was assured that kerb parking would be permitted on the single yellow outside the controlled hours.It is only very recently that tickets have been issued. I received a ticket at 8.30pm but most of them seem to have been issued between 11pm and midnight. 5 were issued at about 11.30pm the night before last. People who come home late and can't find anywhere else to park are particularly affected - some might say "targeted".I've raised the issue with Cllr Lambert who is sympathetic but has apparently been unable to get any response from the traffic team. The bottom line is that if we can't park with 2 wheels on the kerb then we can't park at all and lose parking space for approximately 8 - 10 cars. If the reality is that we cannot park at all in that location then the signage should make that clear.Could those who've been affected and those who don't want to lose this parking space lobby our Councillors to express their view? I'm appealing my ticket and am quite prepared to take it to the Adjudicator if necessary.
Alison Robins ● 2149d12 Comments