New scheme to ease parking headache
A new council initiative has been launched to limit the inconvenience for residents when utility companies dig up their streets.
When companies like Thames Water carry out works, stretches of parking bays often have to be temporarily taken out of use.
However, it has emerged that on many days when the utility companies have requested parking suspensions, they are not actually doing any work. They may have been called to urgent jobs elsewhere or the works could have been completed ahead of schedule.
Now the town hall is urging residents to get in touch if there is no sign of the road diggers. The council will investigate and wherever possible bring the suspended parking bays back into use.
For more information visit www.wandsworth.gov.uk/parking. To report needless parking suspensions email highwaylicences@wandsworth.gov.uk or call (020) 8871 8871 (choosing option four and then option one).