Labour-run Milton Keynes City Council is stepping up measures to tackle badly behaved motorists parking illegally in Bletchley Town Centre.
The Labour authority on Milton Keynes City Council has been actively engaging with local businesses and residents to address illegal parking issues on Queensway through its community-led regeneration of the historic town centre. While the council is currently in the process of preparing large-scale public realm improvement works in the town centre, starting over the summer, in the meantime it will install large planters along Queensway at the end of this month, as part of a number of measures it has been taking to tackle illegal parking in the town.
Other measures include increasing the number of penalty charge notices (PCNs) issued to fine illegal parking with higher levels of enforcement patrols. In the past six months, almost half of all PCNs issued in the town by Civil Enforcement Officers, have been issued to cars parking illegally on Queensway.
The large planters will remain in place until major improvement works begin in the summer that will see improvements to the public realm, better parking and landscaping.
Cllr Akash Nayee, Cabinet Member for Public Realm said:
“Labour is committed to improving Bletchley’s public spaces and ensuring that local people can enjoy a safer town centre and continue to work with the community to crack-down on issues that are important to them.
"Illegal parking on pavements in most cases can only be dealt with by the police. However, since August, nearly 500 penalty charge notices have been issued by the council on Queensway alone. This work has been in the works for a while and remains on-going as part of a long-term solution to address illegal parking in Queensway head-on. However, we have a very clear message to those that park badly in Bletchley – we want you to park properly, or we will fine you if you do not stop.”
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