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Councils force enforcement officers to issue PCN's
DIR By: Korting
Date: February 15, 2025, 6:04 pm
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Re: Councils force enforcement officers to issue PCN's
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: February 16, 2025, 5:37 am
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I don't see this as 'forcing' - there are always plenty of
vehicles in contravention so it's not unreasonable to task CEOs
with finding them to serve traffic management purposes.
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Re: Councils force enforcement officers to issue PCN's
DIR By: andy_foster
Date: February 16, 2025, 6:53 am
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In principle, quotas or bonuses for enforcement are contrary to
the principles of natural justice, but natural justice went out
the window the moment they allowed local authorities to issue
tickets and keep the revenue.
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Re: Councils force enforcement officers to issue PCN's
DIR By: Hippocrates
Date: February 16, 2025, 7:42 am
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I discovered this pertaining to Hammersmith and Fulham some
years back:
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· Another record for us. Well done all
· ....good month last month. That’s despite the system problems
we had. So well done everyone
· The late shift PCNs helped matters, so well done everyone
· Hand F: Office Banter
· The e-mails show enthusiastic staff dedicated to doing a good
job, chatting amongst themselves.
· .....a worrying start as PCNs seem to reduce
· We may get a negative hit on the U turn tickets for this month
· To the Head of Parking Services: Dave asked me to project
management the procurement...of specialist...close circuit TV
equipment. Aim of project: To increase parking revenue. Target:
Additional £5 million.
· H and F: Wrong and from a management trainee temporarily
seconded to the Council.
· The e-mails do not represent the council’s formal approach to
enforcement or demonstrate a “culture” of revenue raising.
· Hi Dave. I think the FOI team need a rap across the knuckles.
· Deputy Head of Parking to Mayor: If you receive any PCNs
please send an e-mail to me about it and I’ll deal with it.
· Re impact assessment: we do not have that information.
· The council holds information about traffic flow in the
Borough, but not the relationship between traffic flow and CCTV.
· Before we started enforcing some drivers knew they could get
away with blocking junctions or driving in a bus lane. They now
know that they will get a penalty charge.
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Re: Councils force enforcement officers to issue PCN's
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: February 16, 2025, 11:58 am
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--- Quote from: andy_foster link ---
>
> In principle, quotas or bonuses for enforcement are contrary
to the principles of natural justice, but natural justice went
out the window the moment they allowed local authorities to
issue tickets and keep the revenue.
>
--- End Quote ---
We probably have more process in place for natural justice for
PCNs than most countries.
What is against people on the receiving end is complexity, which
is more a function of lawmakers.
There are some authorities who abuse their responsibility but
I'd say they are a small minority and incompetence is more
likely.
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