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Parking around the District has undergone some major changes in the past few years.
Under the grand title of 'Decriminalised Parking Enforcement', a new scheme started on 4th October 2004 aimed at reducing congestion and improving the environment for everyone.
Stratford-on-Avon District Council took over the responsibility for parking on the streets, (which was previously maintained by the Police), as well as Council off-street car parks. Following a consultation exercise, local opinion identified parking and traffic congestion in Stratford Town as a major issue which needed to be resolved. As police forces were placing lower priorities on parking, and with greater calls on their budgets, the government introduced new legislation to allow local councils to take over parking enforcement.
In partnership with Warwickshire County Council, (the highway authority), charges and time restrictions for parking were introduced on a selected number of streets in Stratford-upon-Avon, and these are enforced by a team of Civil Enforcement Officers. Their role is to free up the traffic flow in the town centre, and watch over the residents' parking permit scheme where wrongful parking in residential areas was a real problem for householders. The Civil Enforcement Officers are also responsible for the enforcement of selected streets within the District.
The scheme was piloted in the Stratford District, and has now been rolled out across other Councils in the County.
In March 2008, the Traffic Management Act 2004 came into effect, changing the way the traffic regulations were enforced. For more information on changes to the parking regulations please check parking information.
If you think that an area in which you live should be subject to a change in the Traffic Regulation Order please contact Warwickshire County Council directly:
Traffic Projects Group
Warwickshire County Council
PO Box 43
Shire Hall
Warwick
CV34 4SX
Email: trafficprojects@warwickshire.gov.uk
Please click to apply for a residents parking permit. Please download and complete the application , returning it to this office with the relevant information and apporopiate fee.
For further information please contact the Parking Services Team on 01789 260691 or by email at parking@stratford-dc.gov.uk or by fax on 01789 260676.
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