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Zero tolerance parking enforcement

In line with its priority to make it easier to travel around Medway, the council has a zero tolerance policy towards illegal parking on the main routes through the urban area.

This means that, on these routes, civil enforcement officers will not observe an illegally parked vehicle for two to five minutes before issuing a Penalty Charge Notice but will give the notice immediately.

The council has done this in response to public demand to get Medway moving. Illegally parked vehicles on main roads cause congestion that could easily be avoided if the owners simply used the car parks and parking bays.

The council wants to tighten up on the main routes, not the residential areas, where an observation time will still apply.

There are 48 off-road car parks in Medway, providing over 5,500 car parking spaces and Globe Lane car park in Chatham has been expanded to provide an extra 105 spaces, taking the total there to 217 spaces.

The zero tolerance areas

This measure applies to all double and single yellow lines on the following streets:

Rochester

  • High Street (including the paved area)
  • City Way

Chatham

  • Maidstone Road
  • Best Street
  • The Brook
  • Batchelor Street
  • Clover Street
  • Military Road
  • Railway Street
  • Medway Street
  • Globe Lane
  • Dock Road
  • Luton Road
  • High Street (including paved area)

Rainham

  • Station Road
  • High Street (A2)

Gillingham

  • Wood Street
  • Canterbury Street
  • Brompton Road
  • Jeffrey Street
  • Green Street
  • Duncan Road
  • Nelson Road
  • Britton Farm Street

Strood

  • Commercial Road
  • Knight Road
  • Priory Road
  • Cuxton Road

Hoo

  • Main Road
  • Church Street

 

For more information contact Parking Services by telephone: 01634 333333 or by email: customer.first@medway.gov.uk

Write to: Parking Services, Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TR

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