Yellow lines painted then blacked out
Jul 12 2007
by Rob Pattinson, Evening Chronicle
A LONE council workman painstakingly paints over double yellow lines put down just days earlier.
Armed with just a mini roller, it looks like back-breaking work covering over the yellow lines painted by the council without permission.
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This blunder was reported in the Newcastle Evening Chronicle. I can recall a telephone conversation a couple of years ago with a certain Newcastle Councillor, when challenging one of Newcastle's off-street Fixed Penalty Charge Notices in the Magistrates Court. He said that they had 'had all of their lines, signs and TROs checked by consultants and they were all present and correct' so 'you won't catch us out like Sunderland Mr. Herron.'
My recent visits to Newcastle cause me to take a contrary opinion.The story above simply adds to my concerns ... UNLESS ... the same guy is coming back on Monday to add the white stripes."Council supports the Toon Army ... Newcastle Fans Parking Only"
1 comment:
Freedom of information Officer
Newcastle City Council
Civic Centre
Barras Bridge
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE99 1RD
16th July 2007
Dear Sir / Madam,
I was interested to read of the Council double yellow line blunder reported in the Newcastle Chronicle on Thursday 12th Jul 2007 where parking restrictions were imposed without a Traffic Regulation Order.
I would be grateful if you could tell me whether there have been any other similar instances (and if so please provide details including copies of any internal reports in this regard) in the last three years where it has been identified that:-
(1) the parking restriction restriction did not match the TRO, or
(2) the TRO did not exist.
I look forward to your response.
Yours sincerely,
NeilHerron
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