Monday 4th Feb above picture with sign in place and Wednesday 6th Feb above picture with sign missing
A few weeks ago a lady got in touch for help for a Parking ticket she got in a bay in Dorset St Bolton, the lady took some pics of the signs and it transpires she got the ticket in a Controlled Parking Zone.
I sent a few emails to the council asking for a copy of the CPZ Order, this order legalises the CPZ so the council can enforce the restrictions within the ZONE.
after exchanging a few emails with the Council I got this back the other day:
The Subject line reads:
Controlled Parking Zone, Dorset Street Bolton
Dear Mr Moss
Sorry I missed your call on Friday, I was out most of the afternoon. I’m also likely to be in and out most of today. I think your call may have been in regards to this request. I have spoken to XXXXX XXXXXXX about the order and can confirm that Bolton does not have any ‘controlled parking zones’. I am still awaiting confirmation from Parking Services about enforcement and will let you have the information as soon as I receive it.
All entrances to a CPZ must have a sign to show motorists that they are entering a CPZ and all exits must have a sign that shows motorists that they are leaving a CPZ.
On further investigation I took some pictures on Monday 4th Feb of the Controlled Parking Zone Signs, I then emailed the Pics to the Council informing them that a CPZ does exist and low and behold it was in Bolton, yesterday I sent this email.
Hi Paul
I have been out today taking pics of the Dorset St CPZ please view the attached pics and let me know whether the CPZ order exists, today I visited the CPZ to check on some other things within the CPZ , as I entered Halstead St I noticed the sign showing that I was entering a CPZ had been REMOVED. after a quick drive round I found that all the entrance and exit signs had been removed. when I returned home this email was received from the Council:
I sent a few emails to the council asking for a copy of the CPZ Order, this order legalises the CPZ so the council can enforce the restrictions within the ZONE.
after exchanging a few emails with the Council I got this back the other day:
The Subject line reads:
Controlled Parking Zone, Dorset Street Bolton
Dear Mr Moss
Sorry I missed your call on Friday, I was out most of the afternoon. I’m also likely to be in and out most of today. I think your call may have been in regards to this request. I have spoken to XXXXX XXXXXXX about the order and can confirm that Bolton does not have any ‘controlled parking zones’. I am still awaiting confirmation from Parking Services about enforcement and will let you have the information as soon as I receive it.
All entrances to a CPZ must have a sign to show motorists that they are entering a CPZ and all exits must have a sign that shows motorists that they are leaving a CPZ.
On further investigation I took some pictures on Monday 4th Feb of the Controlled Parking Zone Signs, I then emailed the Pics to the Council informing them that a CPZ does exist and low and behold it was in Bolton, yesterday I sent this email.
Hi Paul
I have been out today taking pics of the Dorset St CPZ please view the attached pics and let me know whether the CPZ order exists, today I visited the CPZ to check on some other things within the CPZ , as I entered Halstead St I noticed the sign showing that I was entering a CPZ had been REMOVED. after a quick drive round I found that all the entrance and exit signs had been removed. when I returned home this email was received from the Council:
Dear Mr Moss
I’ve spoken to Parking about the CPZ in Dorset St. There is no CPZ order for the area and they are currently in the process of removing the signs. Parking are not currently enforcing in the area.
What a Palaver, Bolton Council said they did not have a Controlled Parking Zone and when I pointed it out to them that one actually existed in and around Dorset st they tried to hide it by removing all the CPZ Signage, then they admitted that they did not have a legal order for it and had to cease enforcing it. the area is about half a square kilometre how can they not know it was controlled, each household pays £30 per year so they can park, now if you are a resident in the area the Council called a Controlled Parking Zone Dorset St you can get your money plus interest back for the last six years, which is about how long the Council didn't know they had this CP Zone for, yet continued to take £30 off each household for the priviledge of paying for parking in a free area because the law was not in place to back up the Zone, also if you received a parking ticket in the Zone in the last six years you too can ask for restitution plus interest, email bmoss@ntlworld.com for advice.
