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Mr President,
(a) Figures on the number of fixed penalty tickets issued for parking
offences in the past 18 months are annexed.
(b)
(c)
If a police officer or traffic warden observes that parking offences have been committed, then they may issue fixed penalty tickets. However, officers are encouraged to use their discretion where circumstances so permit, and to warn offenders rather than issue tickets. Such discretion may be exercised, for example, where:-
i.
ii.
the nature of the offence is trivial; or
there is no intent on the offender's part to commit an offence (e.g. a genuine mistake or misunderstanding).
There has been no change in policy or in the criteria for issuing fixed penalty tickets in respect of parking offences.
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