Parking: Listening to Residents in Lauderdale Road

Sometimes it's the little things that make a difference.

Parking bays in some roads in Maida Vale (like the one above in Lauderdale Road) have occasional 'dead areas' marked off by yellow lines. Most of these are historical access points requested by the fire service in case they needed to use a nearby fire hydrant.

Until recently, if a resident parked slightly outside the lines of a bay there was a fair chance they would be ticketed for blocking access - which, in reality, was not the case at all. So, when a resident contacted us about this, we didn't think it was terribly fair either and were very happy to take it up.

We're pleased to report now that the Council's parking department have accepted that the policy should be more flexible, and so will only uphold tickets issued if "absolutely necessary".

No-one is perfect. And it's great to know that when small issues like this are pointed out, the Council is willing to see sense and change its policies.

Lee

PS If you have any issues with parking, please don't hesitate to get in touch with us.