Friday 7 September 2007

What type of bay is it

This is a reply from Mr Kelly the highways Engineer from Bolton Council, who in my opinion is not suited to be in the job he is doing because he does not appear to have the slightest clue about traffic regulations, which I would have thought was a pre-requisite for his his designated post as Highways Engineer.
You need to read the initial email first further down the page the bay in question is the one in the pic further down the page. My reply just below should be read last.

Mr Kelly
Sorry Tony but you are a waffler. The bay looks nothing like a 1028.4 bay other than it is the same colour, it is a non bay, it is a bay Bolton council have made up themselves.
A 1028.4 Bay should have the wording as either "DOCTOR" or "SOLO MOTOR CYCLES ONLY" or "SOLO M/CYCLES ONLY or "SOLO M/CS ONLY" or "PERMIT HOLDERS ONLY" there is non of this wording on the carriageway. The bay is part 1032 bay and part 1028.4 bay add these together and divide by two is 1030.2 so Bolton Council have made a 1030.2 it may catch on, it appears you have used this hybrid bay in abundance in Bolton town centre also.
If you recall the Permit bay (MAYORS BAY) in Bolton was marked out the same as the School St bay, yet only days after informing you that the Mayors bay was invalid because it did not conform to the TSRGD's, you soon sent a gang of workmen round to the bay to change it by chipping off one of the lines at the start of the bay, so much for being valid, the bay in School St is also invalid therefore the TRO is not in use.
I shall park my car there next week and hope to get a PCN to test it out on appeal, along with other PCN's I have deliberately received in Bolton to test on appeal.
Why on earth you can't hold your hand up and say "Sorry we got it wrong and we will put it right", that’s much better than to let folk think that the council are complete hypocrites, liars and fools, your explanation tells me that Bolton Council are determined to carry on issuing Penalty Charge Notices illegally despite knowing that the bays are unlawful, this certainly is a Malfeasance and Malpractice
The Council will be exposed for what they are doing and they will be forced to pay back the ill gotten gains from illegally issued PCN's.
By the Way the Mayors bay is still not valid.
Regards
B Moss

Mr Moss
It is clear that the bay has been marked in accordance with Diag 1028.4
of the TSRGD. This is one of the correct markings to be used in
association with the sign to diagram 661.1. The marking gives a clear
indication of the existence of a Traffic Regulation Order at this
location.
The additional lines at either end of the bay will not affect the
enforceability of the Traffic Regulation Order.
I trust this satisfies your query.
Regards
A. J. Kelly
Group Engineer (Traffic Management)
Highways and Engineering Development Services



Dear Mrs Jackson and Mr Kelly
Could one of you please let me know what type of bay it is in the
attached
pictures?, as I can't seem to find it in the TSRGD's. If it is to found
elsewhere in statute perhaps you could point me the way.
The bay is in School St Westhoughton, free to park.
Thanking you in anticipation of an early reply
Regards
Barry Moss

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