A loading bay ban to improve traffic flow and safety outside a seafront restaurant in Ventnor has been given the go-ahead by County Hall this week.
County Hall has made the decision to introduce a restriction outside The Mill Bay on The Esplanade in Ventnor after being told of vehicles with blue badges parking regularly on the double yellow line at the passing point in front of the premises.
A decision report said this has been causing ‘delays’ to traffic, reducing visibility and ‘posing danger’ to pedestrians.
After a site visit with ward councillor Ed Blake, Island Roads and parking services, the council agreed to introduce a No Loading At Any Time restriction, subject to public consultation.
“This new restriction was designed to prevent drivers stopping or parking, even for loading/unloading purposes, at the passing point; it is aiming to improve the traffic flow and safety in front of the restaurant,” the report said.
“It is not anticipated that the new regulations would have a negative impact
on protected characteristics.“There are designated blue badge holders’ parking spaces on the Esplanade, also, improving the traffic flow and visibility will benefit them too.”
No representations were received during the consultation. The estimated cost of introducing the policy is around £1,472.41 and will be funded by the Isle of Wight Council.
Ventnor Seafront front is an absolute nightmare for delivery drivers, especially in the summer. The council certainly need to do something about it. They need to re-place the only loading bay they had, which was outside Esplanade Beach Shop in the middle of the stretch. The council took that away a couple of years ago, and replaced it with parking spaces. There is no where to park whilst unloading, and with traffic blocked from exiting at The Spyglass end, all traffic has to navigate two ways, on a long one width road, with small children and holidaymakers crossing the road in between passing cars and vans. Traffic wardens advise delivery drivers to park on yellow lines as near to the premises as possible. Well it just isn’t possible to do this without causing absolute grid lock.
Delivery drivers often have to carry heavy loads into shops or restaurants. Give them a break and put in a proper loading bay. There are many shops and restaurants there, obviously there are going to be delivery vans too.
And please open the other road out of there. No one wants an accident.
Simple refuse to take goods down see how long it takes for council to act as no one can get goods..
Wouldn’t change a thing the council are clueless when it comes to parking.
Don’t get me started.
Here I go.
There is a vehicle that parks all day along Union Street in Ryde with no
blue badge. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE 1 HOUR RULE!
We won’t mention tie reg, the Civil Enforcement Officers must have
seen it UNLESS THEY NEED TO GO TO SPECSAVERS
Vehicles park on both sides of Regent Street outside the takeaways.
Many vehicles park along Shanklin Esplanade, pay 1 parking fee but
park over 2 parking spaces.
Vehicles are forever parking in the Loading Bay outside the CO-OP
along Sandown High Street
Vehicles with blue badges even park where there are Yellow Marks
that mean they shouldn’t and finally WHY does IW Council and
Sandown Town Council allow vehicles to EVADE paying parking
charges by parking inside a Pedestrianised zone outside the old tourist information centre opposite Sandown Pier.
The island is a complete joke when it comes to parking.
^^ Used to be a traffic warden.
Most people in their dotage take up window shopping; this one is a car parking spotter. Still, it’s hobby I guess for those who never mastered jigsaws.
The island is hardly Doncaster railway station
so trainspotting is not an option so watching
numpties evade parking rules will have to do.
The biggest joke is that IW Council pay good salaries
and benefits to Civil Enforcement Officers
BUT THEY ARE AS MUCH USE A AN EMPTY CRISP PACKET!
If you are going to do a job, at least do it properly
DON’T PICK AND CHOOSE WHO YOU BOOK.
If they do move migrants to the island why not train them
up to do such jobs, they won’t know anyone etc, so there
won’t be any favouritism etc if issuing tickets.
Lol
Blue Badge holders may park on double yellows when it is safe to do so and not cause obstruction, so it is an enforcement issue. So where are the ‘enforcers’? If Bath Road was opened once again as promised a one way system would work far better than the current mess. Also the Falaise car is never full when I have been – but perhaps that is too far for some able bodied people to walk? In the meantime while everyone pontificates why not just blame the disabled for the chaos instead?
If a vehicle is causing an unnecessary obstruction, irrespective of whether a blue badge is displayed, it should be ‘booked’ and, if necessary, towed away. But of course that would require the police to get off their backsides and out on patrol; preferably foot patrol, rather than staring at a computer in search of people posting politically incorrect remarks on antisocial media or abdicating police responsibilities to council jobsworths.
Im sorry, but I blue badge holders, should not be allowed tp park on double yellow lines any where! there there for a reason! They park on corners of roads, so you can’t see around them etc! They do cause danger to other drivers etc
You are spot on Regent Street Shanklin is an
hotspot near the Chinese takeaway Hong Kong City
when driving out of Marine Cross Road there is always
a blue badge numpty blocking ones view.
Another accident waiting to happen hotspot.