THAME Town Council and the Thame Neighbourhood Policing Team have launched a new, joint initiative, to tackle breaches in traffic regulations connected to parking in the town centre.
This follows a series of complaints to the town council that vehicles are staying over the two hour limit in the restricted bays in the town centre. Thames Valley Police in its Neighbourhood Update for August, has stated:
“This has been highlighted to the NHPT as a community concern and as having a negative impact on the vibrancy of the town centre area, for both local residents and business.
“During this joint partnership initiative vehicle details are recorded and the registered keepers contacted by letter from TVP. As part of the initiative, a number of vehicles have been recorded as contravening the two hour waiting limit on a regular basis.
“On identifying these details the local Neighbourhood team gives consideration to further options which can include visiting the registered keeper and the possibility of issuing Fixed Penalty Notices. This initiative currently continues as an ongoing partnership between Thame NHPT and the Thame town council.”
Tom Newitt, who owns a butchers’ in the town, has told Thame.Net that he observes people parking in the area outside his shop, for far longer than the allowed two hours, and that he knows of a particular employee of another town centre shop that parks in the area for the whole working day.
“That’s a parking place that could be used by several potential shoppers throughout the day,” he said. “But local people know the area is unlikely to be policed and just ignore the rules. I welcome any initiative to tackle this blatant disregard for the regulations.”
You can read the entire August Update HERE
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