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Bid over double yellow parking

Drivers will be able to park on double yellow lines for 15 minutes under proposals to boost trade in neighbourhood high streets, but face stiffer fines for dangerous parking, it has emerged.

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Drivers unconvinced by Pickles' parking proposal

A proposal from Communities Secretary Eric Pickles to allow drivers to park on double yellow lines for 15 minutes has received as lukewarm reaction on the ITV News Facebook page.

While a handful of readers backed the idea, the vast majority appeared to be against it.

Ben Harvey said:

It's a ridiculous idea. Double yellows are there to stop people parking due to reduced visibility on hills/round corners/in narrow streets. So in order to add a few quid in the tills of high street stores, the government are willing to compromise on people's safety?

Cheryl Reed said she thought the idea was potentially "dangerous":

They can't monitor waiting time and pay & display time properly, so how will they monitor this as well? People will just be parked where they like and it'll be dangerous.

Mandy Clarke also pointed out that the plan would be difficult to police:

Double yellow lines are there for a reason. If drivers are allow to park on them, it's going to need extra bodies to police it and more than likely there's going to be those who will abuse the 15 minutes.

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