PERMITS & TRADESMEN – Help Forum with Commonsense to the riddle of how to work at Castle Town !
Can anyone answer what tradesmen are to do in this area ? - Long Post Sorry !
Castle town Must now display a valid permit. Vehicles which do not display a valid permit or visitors’ permit risk receiving a penalty notice from one of the borough council’s civil enforcement officers.
don’t have a permit can apply for one by contacting the county council’s highways parking team on
0300 11 8000.
(wrong phone number on website should be 0300 111 8000)
http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/News/staffordshiresfirstresidentialparkingschemeunderway.aspx
Phoned today I thought it would be simple question, What do we do about a parking permit whilst working inCastleTown? This is after being given a lovely ticket by an enforcement officer whom was not interested in the fact it was an emergency call out.
Here’s the conversation:-
Council : Without a permit you can only load & unload
Us: But we have a job to do, we need our tools ?
Council: You cannot park or return within 2 hours ?
Us: So I can’t park just unload, so I’ve to carry an extra engineer who jumps out together with his tools to carry out the work & if a part is required we cannot return with it within 2 hours ?
Council: The Resident should have a Class A Permit which shows a pass for a visitor, provided the owner of the pass does not park their car in the same area
Us: But the Resident needs to allow us access to the property to carry out the work
Council: The Resident can apply for a separate visitor pass for 4 hours
Us: We’ve got to install a new boiler, it will take longer than 4 hours ?
Council: Have to move van elsewhere
Us: That’s ridiculous
Us: The customer doesn’t own a car ? They don’t have a parking permit
Council: I don’t know will have to refer it will get someone to call back
That was 10.00am this morning, still awaiting return call ! This situation is crazy what have other trades done ?
Decorators, Joiners, Electricians, fitting a carpet, windows etc etc all to be done within 4 hours ?
It wouldn’t be so bad if you could phone the council give the registration numbers to advise the vehicles will be carrying out work at property numbers for however hours or days & permission granted and officers informed, that’s sensible, now the case of a resident with water pouring through ceiling or boiler breakdown or electrics off ? As I understand it you can park after 4.30pm (not sure of this), start work after that time or have we to tell residents they will have to wait for permission from the council or just charge extra for the ticket we know we will be issued with ?
I don’t blame residents of the area the parking situation with abandoned vehicles was awful, but this has been discussed over a long period of time & somehow tradesmen working has been overlooked. If the council hasn't the answer who has ?
Open to the forum for answers please.