What did the House of Commons Transport Committee think about CPZs?

PATAS Chief Adjudicator describes Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs) as 'archaic.'

The House of Commons Transport Committee in 2006 recommend that ... 'The Department for Transport (DfT) and local authorities need to review the use of CPZs.'

The Committee also insisted that the Government response confirmed that it would deal with the issue of CPZs in its forthcoming guidance. The Government's response (left) is clear and unequivocal.

The Operational Guidance published two years later could also not have been clearer and for ease of reference I will once again publish Annex E5 below: