On-street parking control

Summary

The request sought details on parking enforcement visits, ticket numbers, and authorized agencies in Ramsey between June and November 2020. The Department of Infrastructure disclosed that while exact visit durations are not recorded, at least eight visits occurred, six tickets were issued, and three agencies are authorized to enforce parking rules.

Key Facts

• The Department does not retain historical records of visit durations to specific locations.
• Parking enforcement visits to Parliament Street/Bourne Place occurred on at least eight specific dates.
• Six fixed penalty notices were issued for exceeding parking time limits during the requested period.
• Three agencies are authorized to issue parking fines: Department of Infrastructure, IoM Constabulary, and Ramsey Town Commissioners.
• Enforcement activity was reduced in June, July, and August 2020 due to COVID-19 and the sensitive nature of the issue.

Data Disclosed

• 1st June 2020
• 30th November 2020
• 27/8
• 1/9
• 26/9
• 9/10
• 14/10
• 16/10
• 2/11
• 20/11
• 6 parking tickets
• 1598485

Original Request

1. Please provide dates during the period 1st June 2020 to 30th November 2020 when Department of Infrastructure Parking Controlers (or other officers with delegated responsibility) visited Parliament Street/Bourne Place in Ramsey and the duration of each visit. 2. Please provide details of the number of fixed penalty notices issued for exceeding parking time limits in Parliament Street/Bourne Place, Ramsey, during the period 1st June 2020 to 30th November 2020. 3. Please provide details of all agencies entitled to issue fixed penalty notices for exceeding on-street parking time limits on Parliament Street/Bourne Place, Ramsey, during the period 1st June 2020 to 30th November 2020.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

Contact: FOI Response Team Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: dpo-doi@gov.im

Our ref: 1598485 22 January 2021

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 11 December 2020 and which states:

"1. Please provide dates during the period 1st June 2020 to 30th November 2020 when Department of Infrastructure Parking Controlers (or other officers with delegated responsibility) visited Parliament Street/Bourne Place in Ramsey and the duration of each visit. 2. Please provide details of the number of fixed penalty notices issued for exceeding parking time limits in Parliament Street/Bourne Place, Ramsey, during the period 1st June 2020 to 30th November 2020. 3. Please provide details of all agencies entitled to issue fixed penalty notices for exceeding on-street parking time limits on Parliament Street/Bourne Place, Ramsey, during the period 1st June 2020 to 30th November 2020."

With apologies for the delay, the responses to your questions are as follows: 1. The Department does not retain information on historical visits to a location and or its duration; however, based on information held about tickets issued in this location it can be confirmed that visits occurred on at least the following dates - 27/8, 1/9, 26/9, 9/10, 14/10, 16/10, 2/11 and 20/11. 2. 6 parking tickets were issued for the offence "parking for longer than permitted" during the period specified. 3. A person appointed as a parking controller, traffic warden or constable would be authorised to issue fixed penalty notices in the location specified. The Department of Infrastructure, IoM Constabulary and Ramsey Town Commissioners has such officers operating under their control. Owing to COVID, we were working with a much reduced team during June, July and August; furthermore, parking enforcement was a very sensitive issue at that time. As a consequence, we were not particularly active in enforcing disc zones in Ramsey at that time.

Please quote the reference number 1598485 in any future communications.

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