Decriminalised Parking Enforcement DPE in North East Lincolnshire Feasibility Study Report

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Decriminalised Parking Enforcement (DPE)

in North East LincolnshireFeasibility Study
Report

• Peter Lowe
• RTA Associates Ltd.
• 27th June 2006

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The Impact of DPE in North East Lincolnshire

• Brief Background to decriminalised parking
  enforcement
• Outline of the Study approach
• Results of The Study
• Draft Recommendations
• The way forward

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Local Authority Parking Enforcement

• Road Traffic Act 1991
• Police handover of responsibility for
  non-endorsable offences. Changing policies
  priorities
• Traffic Management Act 2004
• National Progress on DPE
• National Parking Adjudication Service

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Benefits of Introducing DPE

• The Council decides the enforcement required and
  applied
• New traffic schemes can be introduced and
  enforced
• Better traffic management/Reduce Congestion. Eg
  Taxi Ranks Bus Stops
• Improved environmental conditions
• Improved safety
• Provides encouragement to use car parks
• Self financing ultimately no public long term
  costs
• A single enforcement regime
• A simpler perception for the public
• Police resources freed up

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Disadvantages

• There is no going back
• Public and press perception
• Increased workload for Council
• External help may be required to achieve
  timescales
• Commitment to the project from all departments
• Councillors pressurised
• Costly up front funding required
• Not a major revenue earner

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Background Issues

• DPE is a Highway Authority responsibility
• Requires local attention and focus
• Integration of on and off street enforcement
• On going financial consequences
• No firm commitment needed until formal SPA
  application is submitted.

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The Steps to Implementation

• Financial assessment and provision
• DfT Application formal consultation
• A business strategy for enforcement. internal or
  external
• IT Procurement / Strategy
• A plan for Notice Processing
• Review of the Traffic Regulation Orders
• Public Relations strategy
• Staffing and accommodation review
• Training and procedures

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The Study objectives

• A full financial appraisal all options
• To identify the role of the Council
• To recommend a way forward for implementation
  which is efficient, cost effective, practical and
  acceptable

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The Study approach

• Meetings with Council Officers
• Consultation with Humberside Police
• Financial modelling
• Review of related issues contracting out, TROs,
  IT
• Report

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Financial modelling

• Comprehensive models of all aspects of DPE
• TRO based
• Set up costs

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Financial Overview

• Base model and sensitivity tests.
• All 60 Penalty charge notice.
• Total set up costs range (314k to 468k).
  Depending on in-house or external.
• INC capital costs, repayment, after 5years
  operation, total deficits range from -387k to
  -215k.
• EXC capital costs repayment after 5years. Range
  from -19k to 75k.
• Cost sensitivity based on mode of operation

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Study Findings in Detail

• Humberside Police stance
• Enforcement regime
• TRO management, maps or text
• Financial implications

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Study Recommendations

• On and Off street DPE to be introduced by NELC.
• Clamping Removals
• NELC to review off street parking usage
• NELC to carry out non compliance surveys on
  street
• NELC to decide on TRO schedules
• Earliest start date Dec 2007 based on Oct 2006
  approval
• Appoint a project/parking manager immediately
  after approval.

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The Way Forward

• Cabinet approval to proceed in principle. Oct
  2006
• NELC to formally consult. Above items to be
  concluded by end of March 2007.
• Review of TROs to commence as soon as possible
  after the decision to proceed.
• Decision on implementation process.
• Decision on service provision
• DfT draft SPA application to be instigated.
• Regular progress reports to be submitted.
• IT procurement to commence
• Setting up of a project board

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Conclusions on DPE

• Decriminalisation is a traffic management
  opportunity
• Better enforcement of parked vehicles
• Traffic regulations will have a greater
  significance
• It helps to provide a better environment
• Improvements to managing traffic congestion
• It prepares the way for continued growth in
  traffic demand
• It provides vital support to transportation
  strategies
• It can be self-financing overall
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