bank holiday parking signs?

Our Ref : 1004686277

Date : 01.09.2009

Mr Dunne

[FOI #17506 email]

Dear Mr Dunne

Thank you for your request for information dated 29/08/09 which was
received by Transport for London on 01/09/09. This request will be dealt
with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

We will aim to deal with your request promptly and provide you with a
response by 29/09/09.

If you are unhappy with the response you receive, you may wish to use our
complaints procedure by writing to Beverley Hall, Head of Customer
Services & Consultation, at the address above, stating your concerns.

In the meantime, if you have any queries or would like to discuss your
request, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Once again, thank you for taking the time to contact us.

Yours sincerely

Gilmore Barrett

Correspondence Support Manager (Streets)

London Streets Customer Services

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Our ref: 1004686277/GH

Date: 25 September 2009

Dear Mr Dunne

Thank you for your email received by TfL on 1 September 2009. You asked
for information about parking restrictions on Well Hall Road on Sundays
and Bank Holidays, including Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) issued and
vehicles towed away from this area.

Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of
Information Act and I can confirm that TfL does hold the information you
require.

Please find attached the data requested. Please note that these results
include all PCNs issued on Well Hall Road, and not just the stretch
between Cobbett Road and Dickson Road, as it was not possible to break
these down.

With regard to parking restriction signage, if signs indicate certain
days, then they are the only days when the restrictions are in force. If
the restrictions are in operation Monday to Saturday, then on Sunday there
are no restrictions in place.

Currently a Bank Holiday Monday is regarded like any other Monday and the
restrictions will apply as per normal.

Vehicle removals were carried out by On-time Ltd, however, this service
was decommissioned at the end of last year.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable
to access it for some reason, please contact Gilmore Barrett,
Correspondence Support Manager - London Streets on
[1][email address] .

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to
appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would
like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely

Patricia Mitchell
Head of Customer Services
Transport for London
Surface Transport Communications

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Thank you for your email.  We can now confirm that this has been
received. 

 

For further information about the Surface Transport Complaints and
Feedback Policy including timescales, please see
[1]http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/about-tf...

 

Problems with roadworks or other street faults? In support of the
Mayor’s Streetworks Code of Conduct to help cut congestion, please
report these issues by visiting
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Our Ref: 1004858875/GJ

Date: 26.10.2009

Dear Mr Dunne

Thank you for your further e-mail received by Transport for London (TfL)
on 25 September 2009. You asked for information about Ontime Automotive
Ltd, the company once used by TfL to remove vehicles.

Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of
Information Act.

By way of background information, TfL does not wish to issue penalties or
remove vehicles unless it is necessary. We want to help motorists
understand and abide by the regulations. Where we do need to enforce, this
must always be proportionate.

In spring 2008 we identified that 90% of the vehicles we were removing,
whilst parked illegally in a designated loading or parking bay, were not
actually causing a safety risk or obstructing traffic. This was not the
aim of the removals service. As part of an on-going review into our
services, we took a decision to terminate the vehicle removal contract
provided by Ontime Automotive Ltd. We now only remove vehicles if they are
identified as seriously obstructing traffic or causing a safety risk. We
have an arrangement with the Metropolitan Police Service for the
relocation of these vehicles.

Some of the information you have requested is exempt from disclosure under
section 43(2) of the FOI Act, as disclosure would prejudice the commercial
interests of Ontime Automotive Ltd. A copy of the contract is attached,
however it is a redacted version and certain financial information has
been removed to protect the commercial interests of Ontime Automotive. I
can confirm that during the period the contract was in operation, TfL paid
Ontime Automotive Limited £7,403,393.

We do not have a single list of complaints received in relation to Ontime.
It is important to note however that in accordance with the regulations
governing the Transport for London Road Network, following the removal of
a vehicle a motorist has a statutory right to submit a representation
challenging the removal. The number of representations is therefore a very
good proxy for the number of complaints, in part because many complaints
will in practice be processed as a representation. During the period 31
January to 28 November 2008 TfL received 875 representations, 308 of which
were accepted resulting in the Penalty Charge Notice being cancelled.

If this is not the information you are looking for please contact Gilmore
Barrett, Correspondence Support Manager - London Streets,
at [1][email address].

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to
appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would
like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely

Patricia Mitchell

Head of Customer Services

Surface Transport Communications

Transport for London

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25.09.2009 14:32:29 HOPKINDA01

Dear enquiries (ST) - Legacy,

Thank you for your reply - most of which I believe you have
answered - with regard to the Tow away company used by TFL -
"Vehicle removals were carried out by On-time Ltd, however, this
servicewas decommissioned at the end of last year." - could you
please tell me the reason why this company was decommissioned who
is now towing away?? - could you also please send a copy of the
contract issued to 'On Time' detailing all financial details
involved - basically how much the contract was worth. - please also
provide details of complaints received re: 'On Time' and tow aways.
Thank you

Mr Dunne

Yours sincerely,

Mr Dunne

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