Ladies and gentlemen
I've just started this ePetition having been stung for a parking fine in Hackey, when I had no idea where the zone signs were, so asked a Community Support Officer what the zone time limits were.....and got told a load of cobblers. It was only then that I discovered that they can fine you if you wait for any length of time on a single yellow, even if that time is spent, say, trying to find out where the zone signs are! Quite obviously, councils would rather that you committed an offence and they collect a fine, than you didn't offend and their roads remained uncongested.
Anyhow, I want to go back to the good old days when every yellow line had a sign that said "no waiting - 8am to 6pm" - not too much to ask, is it?
Local authorities have been relieved of the requirement to indicate the time-limits and other conditions relevant to any specific restricted-stopping area (e.g. single-yellow line or loading zone) on a sign located at that zone, being permitted instead to provide only blanket signage for a controlled parking zone (CPZ), the onus being on the driver to find where the CPZ signage is.
Drivers unfamiliar to an area are increasingly being fined due to being unable to find - or in some cases, properly interpret - the CPZ signage.
This petition calls for the re-instatement of specific signage of all parking, stopping and loading restrictions, the onus being on the local authority to provide clarity to the driver such that the offences do not occur, rather than creating confusion and opacity which results in more offences (i.e. unwanted parking congestion) and fines (i.e. income for the councils).
The cost of the improved signage to be hypothecated from parking fees and fines.
.............And - pass it on to anyone else that you think might feel that creating an offence by concealing information is unethical.
TF