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Traffic Management Act
What is the Traffic Management Act?
The Traffic Management Act (TMA) has been introduced to provide a more consistent approach to parking enforcement processes with a responsibility for all Council's to:
- Have clear parking policies linked to the local authority's transport strategy.
- Review Traffic Regulation Orders to ensure they meet local needs
- Ensure a consistent approach with neighbouring authorities and consult with them on any changes
- Introduce a higher and lower charge for penalties - known as a Differential Charging System to increase parking compliance
Adopt New Contraventions:
- Vehicle drive aways (penalties to be served by post)
- Parking on zig zags
- Parking at dropped kerbs
- Double parking
Amendments to Trafford's penalty charge notices and related documents have been made to reflect the new act.
Parking Attendant's will now be known as Civil Enforcement Officers and will continue to enforce parking regulations both On-street and within Council Operated car parks.
More information is available on our Parking Fines page.
Annual Report 2008/09
The Traffic Management Act requires each local authority to produce an Annual Report of the enforcement statistics for the previous year. The aim of the report is to provide information to the public of the different aspects involved in the administration of civil parking enforcement and to provide information regarding performance.
The Parking Services Annual Report for 2008/9 has been approved by the Director of Environment Strategy following consultation and approval by Councillor Mitchell, the Executive Member for Highways and Transportation 29/09/2009.
Who to contact
Parking Services
Waterside House
Sale Waterside
Sale
M33 7ZF
Email: parking@trafford.gov.uk
Telephone: 0161 912 4433
Fax Number: 0161 912 1854
This page was last reviewed on 30 September 2009
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