PARKING SERVICES
Welcome to Maidstone Borough Council Parking Services
Here you will find useful information on parking in the
Borough of Maidstone, from parking permits and parking fines to the locations of
parking zones and car parks.
Maidstone Borough Council
Resident Parking Scheme and Pay & Display Car Park
Proposals
The council wants to make it easier for permit
holders to park closer to their homes. Commuters and shoppers
are parking in residential streets, often making it very difficult
for permit holders to find a space.
We want to give priority to residents by
charging non-permit holders for parking in your street. The
charges would be the same rate as off street car parks and parking
would be limited to 30 minutes or one hour. This would
encourage drivers to use car parks, which are closer to the town,
instead of your street.
We propose to ask every resident to pay a new
annual charge of £25 for their first permit. It is fairer to
ask everyone who benefits from the service to pay for it.
Some people might prefer to make better use of garages or off
street parking areas and this will free up more space for residents
who have to have a permit.
(Currently permit holders can park in any of
the north zones. We think this is unfair because permit
holders throughout the area are parking in the zone closest to the
town to walk to the shops. We want to ask residents to park within
their zones. This will mean that residents in all the zones
will have a better chance of parking close to home.)
The full proposals will be advertised early next year and you’ll
have three weeks to submit comments. All comments will be
considered.
Frequently Asked
Questions
Traffic Management Act 2004
Changes to the way Maidstone Borough Council enforce parking
regulations in accordance with the Civil Parking
Enforcement Regulations have come into affect since
31st March 2008.
The new regulations, which form Part 6 of the Traffic Management
Act 2004 are the biggest change to parking enforcement in England
and Wales for many years.
Under the new regulations this activity will become known as
Civil Parking Enforcement and Parking Attendants will become known
as Civil Enforcement Officers.
There will be two levels of Penalty Charges depending on the
severity of contraventions.
New Tarriff's for Penalty Charges
| Higher Tariff for more serious
contraventions |
Lower Tariff for less serious
contraventions |
Discount Rate if paid within 14
days |
| £70 |
£50 |
£35/£25 |
Maidstone Borough Council’s Cabinet Member for Enviroinment
agreed the charges on 15th February 2008.
Currently just over 50% of PCN’s issued in Maidstone would fall
into the less serious category and so many people in the borough
who fall foul of parking regulations will be paying less in the
future.
The new regulations, which cover on street and off street
parking, aim to make parking fairer and more transparent and
provide motorists with a consistent service across the country.
Preparations include a full review of local parking orders, road
markings and traffic signs to ensure they comply with the new
regulations, changes are also required to IT systems, uniforms,
printed stationery and staff training.
What happens when the Traffic Management Act 2004 (TMA) comes
into force in England and Wales on 31st March 2008
Parking Attendants will become known as Civil
Enforcement Officers.
There will be two levels of Penalty Charges
depending on the severity of Contraventions.
The higher band in Kent will be
£70
(reduced to £35 if paid within 14
days).
The lower band in Kent will be
£50
(reduced to £25 if paid within 14
days).
Please Click
Here for our Traffic Management Act 2004 leaflet for more
information
Prohibition of Parking on the
Footway or Verge
Since the end of November 2008, the newly
introduced Prohibition of parking on the footway/verge scheme has
been in operation in Bicknor Road, Bell Road and Wallis Avenue in
the Parkwood area. The scheme was implemented after consultation
with residents and approval from the Cabinet Member for
Transportation after pavement and verge parking was brought to our
attention and the negative impact it was having on the local area
for residents. Vehicles parking in such a manner cause
many difficulties to local residents and can affect access/egress
to driveways and also to pedestrians.
On-Street Tariff Parking Charges
The current tariffs for the on-street
meter bays were changed as from the 28th
November 2008, for further information on all of
Maidstone Borough Council's Off-street and On-street parking
charges as well as Season Ticket prices, please follow
the link to the Car Park Charges
page.
Park and Ride
For all the information you require
about the environmentally friendly service that cuts pollution
and traffic from the centre of Maidstone and its surrounding areas
through a friendly, fast, economical and efficient service
then please click on the Park & Ride image below to find out
more on prices and routes!
Disabled Drivers
Maidstone
Borough Council are committed to provide a Disabled user friendly
service whether it comes to parking concessions for disabled
drivers or Park and Ride buses and sites that can accommodate a
persons needs seamlessly, we believe the better service we can
provide the better environment for everyone in Maidstone.
More updates will follow involving
maps of disabled bays in Maidstone and links to Blue Badge sites
and greater information on the procedure for the placement of
Disabled Persons Bays.
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