Alan Stanton writes:
"I spotted some incorrect white parking bay end-lines lines... I assume these are not the only traffic lines in your CPZ which don't comply with Department for Transport Regulations - though I haven't yet checked.
I've posted the photos here:
* Endymion Road:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alanstanton/2956811930/
* Southern end of Venetia Road:
http://www.flickr.com/gp/53921762@N00/53CzVM
You might remember that my colleague Cllr Ray Dodds was told - back in February - that the two unlawful yellow junction boxes outside Tottenham Bus Garage were only a small part of the problem.
Ray and me now guess they were really scared - not of having to repay some of the tickets on the two bus garage boxes - but potential claims for all the other junction boxes - plus hundreds (possibly thousands?) of con-compliant CPZ parking bays; plus yellow lines,
Possibly including a few more streets in Harringay?
Of course, there was an obvious solution - last year or early this year, or whenever they first realised the problem. They could and should have quickly and efficiently corrected the faulty lines. Mostly, this is not a big deal. In most cases, it needs an extra short yellow 'T-bar' end-line ; or painting over each superfluous white line. If they'd started in February the job would be almost finished by now!
Instead, failing to make the lines and signs compliant, the door is wide open for:
(1) Successful appeals and loss of income
(2) Potential claims for repayment
(3) People deliberately parking in non-compliant bays on the assumption they will be able to appeal successfully against a ticket. Were this to happen, residents who've paid for permits and are legitimately parking in the CPZ might get very sore."
See
this page of Alan's Blog for more on this issue