Residents on roads where new parking restrictions came into effect this week say they did not receive any prior notice.
Following the closure of Leeson Road, in order to aid the traffic flow through Upper Ventnor and Wroxall, Island Roads started placing road cones on Ocean View Road and Newport Road in Ventnor, as well as Clarence Road and St John’s Road in Wroxall on Sunday night.
Residents posted on social media to alert others to the new parking restrictions — details of which were released to the press on Monday afternoon — long after some car owners had already received parking tickets.
Notified by letter?
One resident explained that her neighbour had called Island Roads/IWC when they spotted the cones being placed along the road on Sunday and was told that residents had been informed by letter.
Several residents on Newport Road in Ventnor say they did not receive any prior warning of the parking restrictions.
More tickets issued today
This afternoon (Tuesday) civil enforcement officers were out on the routes again, issuing penalty notices to cars parked in the newly restricted bays.
OnTheWight has asked Island Roads about the letters that were supposedly sent to residents, but at time of publishing, they had failed to respond.
A spokesperson for Island Roads told OnTheWight,
“After monitoring traffic movement along the diversion route during the last closure of Leeson Road and having taken recent feedback from local businesses and elected members, the council, supported by Island Roads, agreed a number of parking restrictions to improve flows this time around.
“These restrictions do not require letters to be written to residents and traffic cones indicating the temporary no-parking areas were put out the evening before they came into force.
“Island Roads is not involved in the enforcement of these traffic restrictions.”
Article edit
2.20pm 11th Sep 2024 – IR comments added
