Congestion,Parking Offences:Whitley bay

I have decided to write this article about what the COUNCIL & NORTHUMBRIA POLICE, do not see in SOUTH PARADE, WHITLEY BAY with relation to PARKING OFFENCES that causes the traffic congestion problems, when HEAVY MOTOR VEHICLES are parked on the VERGE OF THE ROAD.

NORTHUMBRIA POLICE employ a specialist TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT for PARKING ENFORCEMENT ADVICE for the humble BOBBY ON THE BEAT on SOUTH PARADE.

NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL now have PARKING WARDENS controlling the NORTH TYNESIDE AREA under the DECRIMINALISATION PARKING ENFORCEMENT(DPE)that could be used to inform HOTELIERS what they must instruct drivers, of these HEAVY MOTOR VEHICLES, to do in relation to parking such vehicles in WHITLEY BAY, away from SOUTH PARADE & the surrounding areas. Perhaps HOTELIERS could even offer a pick-up service from the HEAVY MOTOR VEHICLE for the driver only, when parked at the correct PARKING POINT in WHITLEY BAY to encourage SOUTH PARADE to be TRAFFIC friendly at all times, meaning no HEAVY MOTOR VEHICLES PARKED ON YHE VERGE OF THE ROAD outside the HOTELS or BED & BREAKFASTS.

A couple of years ago I remember reading about a much advertised scheme where Local Hoteliers must inform NORTHUMBRIA POLICE of any large parties booking HOTELS or BED & BREAKFAST in WHITLEY BAY so they could manage the deployment of POLICE OFFICER staffing levels for Whitley Bay.

Does this scheme still operate with Inspector Blacklock & the Whitley Bay Command Unit?

Now many of you may wonder, what am I going to write next & how does it affect the NORTH TYNESIDE HACKNEY CARRIAGE TAXI.

Whitley Bay used to have a LORRY PARK at Hillheads, which was turned into part of the MORRISONS CARPARK a few years ago.
Did North Tyneside sell it, or give it away, as it was in a bad state of repair & needed resurfacing?

I believe, but stand to be corrected, the new LORRY PARK is in the SMALL CARPARK AREA at the BANDSTAND TURNING CIRCLE on the corner of Eastbourne Gardens where one of the high restriction barriers has been removed to enable vehicles over 7.5 tonnes to park.

I believe, but stand to be corrected, the BRIARDENE CAR PARK is the new BUS & COACH PARK after the SPANISH CITY BUS & COACH-PARK beside the Whitley Bay Library was replaced by the NEW SCHOOL a few years ago.Having established that WHITLEY BAY does cater for vehicles over 7.5tonnes known as HEAVY MOTOR VEHICLES, why does NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL not promote with SIGNAGE these 2 LAWFUL PARKING POINTS IN WHITLEY BAY for the 2 classes of vehicles.  I would go even further to say why don’t they put SIGNAGE for BUS & COACHES to a central PICK-UP/DROP-OFF POINT, for weekend drink tourists at the AVENUE PUB PARK AVENUE BUS STOP AREA. This would remove the problem of where they park to unload causing huge problems for the traffic in Whitley Bay & the SIGNAGE could be easily followed by the driver of the vehicles, to the correct LAWFUL PARKING AREA for LONG STAY VEHICLES off the Public Highway on the VERGE OF A ROAD.

The Highway Code states on page 83, Rule 246, Goods Vehicles;
Vehicles with a maximum laden weight of over 7.5tonnes(including any trailer)MUST NOT be parked on a VERGE OF A ROAD,PAVEMENT or ANY LAND SITUATED BETWEEN CARRIAGEWAYS, without POLICE PERMISSION. The only exception is when parking is essential for loading and unloading, in whish case the vehicle MUST NOT be left unattended.
LAW RTA 1988 section 19.

LEAVING VEHICLES IN DANGEROUS POSITIONS:
SECTION 22 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 states;
If any person in charge of a vehicle causes or permits the vehicle or a trailer drawn by it to remain at rest on the road in such a position or in such condition or in such circumstances as to be likely to cause a danger to other persons using the road, he is guilty of an offence.

PLEASE NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL & NORTHUMBRIA POLICE, CAN YOU WORK TOGETHER TO REMOVE THIS PROBLEM THAT YOU BOTH HAVE THE POWERS TO DO, under THE ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1988.

Thanks for taking the time to read this long article & please post your comments about the sense of this article to remove the problem easily with a little thought.

The last thing we want is less visitors to Whitley Bay, so keep it friendly please to the visiting drivers, who probably because of a lack of SIGNAGE in a strange area, do not know where to park & just need educating, as to where the correct places to park are in Whitley Bay.

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