Rye council '˜does not support' civil parking enforcement

By The Newsroom
Published 18th Jul 2016, 16:35 BST
Updated 25th Aug 2016, 18:56 BST
A serial problem in Rye is motorists parking irresponsibly and blocking up the town centreA serial problem in Rye is motorists parking irresponsibly and blocking up the town centre
A serial problem in Rye is motorists parking irresponsibly and blocking up the town centre

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Rye council decided not to support the introduction of civil parking enforcement in principle despite years of complaining about motorists parking irresponsibly.

Deputy mayor Michael Boyd proposed a motion to back taking control of parking from police in the district in essence at a special meeting of Rye Town Council (RTC) on Monday, July 11.

Other than the seconder, Cllr Andi Rivett, the other four councillors present opposed the suggestion citing fears over the system being abused and it becoming more expensive to park in Rye.

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An RTC spokesman said the council does agree the parking situation does need to improve but the councillors at the meeting had reservations about civil parking enforcement (CPE).

“The council’s long-standing opinion is that some form of effective parking enforcement is needed in Rye but, until its meeting on July 11, the council had not been asked to consider whether to favour the introduction of CPE,” the spokesman said.

“It would appear that a majority of those councillors attending the special council meeting have reservations about the adoption of decriminalised on-street parking enforcement. 
“Had the six absent councillors been able to attend the meeting it is possible that there may have been a different outcome.”

Cllr Boyd’s motion stemmed from Rother District Councillor