Pembrokeshire County Council is taking over the role of enforcing on- street parking in Pembrokeshire from the Police today (Tuesday, 1st February).
The Council’s new Civil Parking Enforcement (CPE) scheme aims to encourage safe and sensible parking throughout the County.
Traditional traffic wardens have been replaced by Council-employed Civil Enforcement Officers (CEO’s), who will be on the beat seven days a week, including evenings.
“The issue of parking in Pembrokeshire has now been taken out of the criminal arena and become a civil matter,” said Councillor Jamie Adams, Cabinet Member for Highways and Parking.
“We hope that by encouraging motorists to comply with parking restrictions, the new scheme will improve road safety, traffic flow and the environment and create a more pedestrian-friendly environment in our town centres.”
Any vehicle found parked in contravention of restrictions will be issued with a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN).
The PCN will be £50 or £70 depending on the seriousness of the offence with a discount of 50% if the penalty is paid within 14 days.
All revenue from the charges will be used by the Council to fund enforcement, and any surplus money will be used to fund local parking, highway and transport improvements.
The introduction of the CPE scheme aims to improve road conditions and safety for drivers, pedestrians, cyclists and people with disabilities, as well as the reliability of public transport.
It also seeks to reduce the misuse of disabled parking bays and delays to emergency vehicles, and tackle problem parking around schools and residential areas.
For more information on the new Civil Parking Enforcement scheme, view www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/parking or phone the County Council’s Contact Centre on 01437 764551.
