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Parking OperationsAnnual Report

Financial Year 2009-2010Index: Page

1. Introduction 12. Our Car Parks 13. Parking by Disabled Badge Holders 24. Free Saturday Parking 25. Maintenance 26 Performance Statistics 37 Income & Expenditure 4

8 Service 49 Training 4

1. Introduction

1.1. Basildon District Council enforce parking restrictions within the District both on-streetand within their own car parks. Using the powers under the Traffic Management Act2004 the enforcement of parking is no longer a criminal offence within the Districtand this has been the case since 1st April 2003 when the Council took over thesepowers from Essex Police.

1.2. The transfer to the Traffic Management Act 2004 took place on the 31

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March 2008when Civil Parking Enforcement (CPE) was introduced replacing the previousregime of Decriminalised Parking Enforcement (DPE) enforced under the RoadTraffic Act 1991.

1.3. As the Enforcement Authority Basildon Council is totally responsible for theenforcement of their own car parks and the relative Traffic Regulation Order is drawnup and sealed by them. However, the Enforcement Authority for on-streetenforcement is Essex County Council and in this respect Basildon Council act astheir agents under the terms of a formal agreement between the two Councils.

1.4. This report is to be written by the Enforcement Authority consequently will cover carpark enforcement only. Essex County Council is responsible for publishing the on-street parking enforcement report and we have supplied them with our performancestatistics for the year which will be amalgamated with the statistics received from theeleven other District and Borough councils who act as their agents in a similarmanner to Basildon.

2. Our Car Parks:

2.1. As at 1st April 2009 Basildon Council operated 8 car parks within the District details ofthese can be found on our website under parking information:

2.1.1. Billericay Lake Meadows 200 spaces.

2.1.2. Billericay Radford Crescent - 125 spaces

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2.1.3. Billericay High Street - 245 spaces

2.1.4. Wickford Main Car Park: - 280 spaces.

2.1.5. Wickford Ladygate Car Park 48 spaces

2.1.6. Wickford Pool Car Park 48 spaces

2.1.7. Gloucester Park South Car Park 380 spaces (120 short and 260 Long TermSpaces)

2.1.8. Basildon Centre Upper Car Park 58 spaces

3. Parking by Disabled Badge Holders.

3.1. Disabled Badge holders are permitted to park without charge in our car parks (apartfrom Radford Crescent) for up to 3 hours without charge. All of our car parks (apartfrom Radford Crescent) have designated disabled parking bays but badge holders

may park in any available bay and enjoy the free parking allowance.

3.2. Drivers wishing to stay for longer than 3 hours should purchase a pay & display ticketfor the additional time and the badge will cover the 3 hours after the expiry of theticket.

3.3. Blue disabled badges should be clearly displayed at all time throughout the periodparking along with the parking disc (clock) set to show the time of arrival at theparking place.

4. Free Saturday Parking:

4.1. It was decided by the Councils Cabinet in February 2009 that, in response to therecession and to promote the local economy, the Councils car park charges wouldbe suspended on Saturdays making all of our car parks free of charge on this dayevery week.

4.2. Financial Provision for this was made by the Council for the loss of income to coverthe whole financial year April 2009 March 2010 after which the decision will bereviewed.

4.3. To accommodate the free parking the services profiled income budget was reduced

by 100,000 and this will continue, at least, until the 31st

March 2011

5. Maintenance:

5.1. Routine maintenance is carried out in all of our car parks to ensure that they remainin a safe condition and the following was carried out in 2009 / 2010:

5.1.1. 2009 - Re-line Radford Crescent and Lake Meadows car park

5.1.2. 2009 - Re-line and designate new traffic flow in Billericay High Street car park.

5.1.3. 2009 - Develop Long Term Park Area in Gloucester Park South Car Park andclose the grasscrete parking area as the surface has become unsafe forpedestrians.

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5.2. In 2010/11 only routine maintenance in our car parks will be undertaken.

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6. Performance Statistics as at 1st October 2010 relating to parking penaltiesissued between 1/4/09 & 31/3/10 in our car parks :

6.1. Parking Penalties:

Total Penalty Charge Notices Issued 2,526

Total issued at Higher Level 70 344

Total Issue at Lower Level 50 2,182

Number of Penalties paid at discount 1,472

Number of Penalties pay at full amountor above 213

Total no of Penalties paid 1,685

Number of Informal (Challenges) orFormal Representations received.

455

Number of Penalties cancelled as aresult of Informal or formal

representations being made343

Number of Penalties cancelled for otherreasons (DVLA No Trace etc)

50

Number of penalties written off (Bailiffsunable to recover etc)

101

Penalties that remain active 347

6.2. Adjudication:

Number of Appeals to the Traffic Penalty

Tribunal

14

Number Dismissed by the Traffic PenaltyTribunal

9

Number Upheld by the Traffic PenaltyTribunal

2

Cases where the Council withdrew andoffered no contest (usually whereadditional evidence is offered to the

adjudicators that had previously had notbeen offered to the Council)

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7. Income & Expenditure:

7.1. Income - 634,400.00

7.1.1. Pay & Display - 310,700.00

7.1.2. Season Tickets - 157,400.00

7.1.3. Penalty Charge Notices - 98,100.00*

* Income from PCNs received in the financial year not necessarily from PCNsissued during the same period.

7.2. Expenditure: - 291,779.00

8. Service:

8.1. Parking Operations are based at Barleylands Depot, Barleylands Road, Billericay,

Essex, CM11 2UF. Unfortunately this office is no longer open to the public.

8.1.1. Contact Details: Tel: 01268 294970. Fax: 01268 294968e-mail carparks@basildon.gov.uk

9. Training:

9.1. All staff are fully trained and qualified to City & Guilds L2 standard to carry out theirduties correctly in accordance with the ruling legislation.