Traffic wardens to target people parking on Wirral’s grass verges

Nov 25 2009 by Liam Murphy, Birkenhead News

MOTORISTS parking on grass verges can expect to get parking tickets after council officials moved towards extending areas targeted by traffic wardens.

The first stage of a pilot scheme – approved by Wirral council two years ago – concentrating on six roads in the borough is now to be extended.

Teehey Lane, Kings Lane and Kings Road, Bebington; Woodchurch Road, Prenton; Holm Lane, Oxton; and Bayswater Road, Wallasey; were among the first to be targeted. At least 25 parking tickets have been handed out since the pilot project started, although that figure could be higher.

A council report said that, in Woodchurch Road, it was “not possible to differentiate pavement parking offences from those occurring on the road”.

The report to the council’s sustainable communities committee now recommends a second phase of the scheme begins, taking in Townfield Lane and Storeton Road, Oxton; Frankby Road, Frankby; Greasby Road, Greasby; Leasowe Road, Leasowe; and Pensby Road, Pensby.

The report, by director of technical services David Green, said the selected routes all have off-street parking, such as private drives.