It’s a quiet residential street in York, one of the few places close to the city centre where drivers can park without being charged.
So why have some people come back to their vehicle in St Paul’s Mews to find they have been issued with a penalty charge notice?
Our main picture reveals the answer.
City of York Council enforce parking restrictions and take action against people who park illegally.
While there are no restrictions on parking in St Paul’s Mews in the short bit of road that borders Holgate Dock playing field there is one tactile paving dropped kerb and the law says “You can’t park your car there mate!”
Very few people have been caught out by this in St Paul’s Mews because as a rule enforcement officer don’t often come down there, until now.
YorkMix understands that complaints have been received about constant blocking of the tactile paving dropped kerb, which helps aid visually impaired people navigate the pavement.
If a vehicle is causing an obstruction and there is no ‘exemption’ (such as: emergency services, those alighting and unloading, undertaking building works, road works vehicles and waste collection vehicles) then City of York council will issue a PCN, a parking charge notice. It could cost you up to £70.
Residents or pedestrians can report offenders via a hotline.
A reduction will be made if you pay your fine early:
- if you pay within 14 days you get a 50% discount
- after 14 days the full amount will be payable
- the day the ticket is issued counts as day 1 of the 14-day period
One driver who received a PCN said they were surprised to return to their car and find a yellow ticket on the windscreen.
That was because they thought the street was unrestricted. It is, but they accepted that they had not taken into consideration the law on dropped kerbs.
