Tougher enforcement the answer to problem parking around Hull as…

Tougher enforcement is needed to crack down on inconsiderate parking in Hull neighbourhoods, councillors have heard. Residents have complained of parking on grass verges, double-yellow lines and outside homes on match days and during other large events. Some are losing faith in the parking permits system, claiming a lack of enforcement has left them unable to find spaces outside their own homes. Labour's Cllr Sharon Belcher, of Marfleet ward in east Hull, told councillors that complaints about parking in her community, including when Hull KR are playing at home, were mounting, while posts for traffic enforcement officers were being left vacant. Cllr Mark Ieronimo, the Lib Dem transport portfolio holder, said he supported calls for tougher enforcement of parking restrictions in all areas. READ MORE: Hull drivers urged to 'look left' following near misses in bus lanes AI trial cuts traffic delays on one Hull road 'by 88 hours in a week' Councillors backed Cllr Belchers' motion on the issue at the council's full meeting last week. The motion called for traffic officer vacancies to be filled as quickly as possible and for enforcement efforts to be redoubled outside the city centre. One complaint, from a resident in Coltman Street, west Hull, was highlighted. The resident claimed that a lack of enforcement had rendered a £22-a-year parking permit essentially worthless. “Zoned times are never enforced, which means we're basically paying for nothing,” the resident wrote in an email to councillors. “We do get parking wardens on the street, but they only ticket people who are parked on double-yellow lines or pavements.” “They never come back to check if people have exceeded the limit on parking without a permit. This means that very limited spaces are at a premium, especially in a street with a higher number of houses of multiple occupation (HMOs) or flats where there might be a high number of cars per property.” Cllr Belcher said a lack of traffic officers meant that there was
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