Coventry City Council defends its Restricted Parking Zone

Council says it has legal advice saying RPZ scheme is enforceable

Coventry City Council is standing by a city centre parking control scheme that was criticised by the chief adjudicator of the Traffic Penalty Tribunal (TPT).

The tribunal upheld a group of appeals by drivers who said a lack of signs and double yellow lines within the city centre Restricted Parking Zone (RPZs) meant they did not realise parking restrictions applied.

The adjudication noted that almost 60,000 penalty charge notices (PCNs) have been issued in the six years since the RPZ became...

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