Published Date:
27 September 2007
MORE than 800 drivers have been fined a staggering £24,000 for illegal parking in Worthing in just seven days – the first week the new parking attendants started imposing penalties.
If this rate continues, the annual fines haul will be well over £1million.
A total of 831 drivers were each fined £30 last week, following a seven-day "honeymoon" period for motorists after the new local authority parking scheme was launched in Worthing.
Offenders can have their fines doubled to £60 if they don't pay up within 14 days.
Parking attendants, contracted from NCP Services, initially gave illegally-parked drivers a warning instead of imposing fines right away.
But Worthing Borough Council's new on-street parking services manager, Mandy Ainsworth, said yesterday (Wednesday) she did not expect last week's level of offending to continue.
"People are going to realise that they are going to be caught, and that they have to behave properly when it comes to parking."
Yet another difference on Worthing's streets will take effect on Monday, when new solar-powered parking machines come into use.
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Last Updated:
04 October 2007 3:36 PM
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Location:
Worthing
