Published: Thursday, 14th August, 2008 08:30
Parking Cheats
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TOWN-CENTRE traders have called for a clampdown on drivers who breach parking regulations on weekdays – claiming that they’re taking advantage of the infrequent appearance of the local traffic warden.
North Berwick and District Business Association spokesman, Ian Donald, told the local community council: “Some members of the business association say they don’t see the parking warden for quite some time and that he is only visible on Sundays.
“There is this perception within the business community that the parking warden is only here on Sunday mornings, which does not do us any favours at all. We need a solution to it.”
Community policeman, PC Allan Walker, said: “On Sundays a traffic warden is drafted in solely to cover North Berwick. The rest of the week, the traffic warden covers North Berwick, Dirleton and Gullane.”
Local ward member and leader of East Lothian Council, Councillor David Berry, said: “Usually we have a warden patrolling North Berwick seven days a week. It is partly due to a request from the community council that he does so.
“The amount of traffic that we get in North Berwick is greatest on Sundays, particularly at the seafront. Some drivers are parking illegally on yellow lines or blocking the road.”
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