Suffolk councils tackle dangerous parking to aid key services
Councils in Suffolk are working together to keep roads safe for emergency vehicles and key workers, in readiness for the move of statutory parking enforcement powers next week.
Parking management in Suffolk will move from the police to local councils from 6 April – it has been in operation in Ipswich since 2005 – with the aim of driving down unlawful parking. However, in light of the current COVID-19 situation, councils will be taking a common-sense view and focussing on tackling obstructive and dangerous parking to ensure emergency, care, delivery, refuse and highways services can get around safely at this challenging time.
As part of the national response to the pandemic; advice from the British Parking Association and the Local Government Association is that parking enforcement is an important public service that keeps roads safe and ensures access to goods and services. This is vitally important, particularly for key workers, as Suffolk’s councils strive to continue providing essential services to their residents.