Whilst the great majority of motorists are considerate when parking, there are still a number of individuals that endanger the safety of others by parking at inappropriate and dangerous locations. Parking restrictions are put in place on safety grounds or to assist the free flow of traffic for the benefit of the residents and the general public.
In November 2011, in response to concerns about dangerous and disruptive parking near schools, Central Bedfordshire Council brought into use three mobile enforcement vehicles equipped with Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) equipment which will allow a Penalty Charge Notice to be issued by post.
Up to the end of December 2011, only warning letters were issued to raise awareness of the action being taken by the Council. One hundred warning letters were issued in December 2011. In just two working weeks since the start of the year 326 parking tickets / Penalty Charge Notices were issued, averaging 30 a day per vehicle.
Initially the cars targeted parking hot spots around schools and near pedestrian crossings. However in response to requests from Councillors and others, the vehicles have also targeted towns and villages where parking enforcement has been relatively low key. This now includes Biggleswade.
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