Sir, Surely I am not the only Tenby resident to be dismayed over last week's front page headline, 'End of road for parking scheme'? Where and when did Clr. Lane conduct her survey, as I for one was not asked my opinion and nor were several people I have spoken to. As far as I know, Clr. Lane does not even have a car, so it would be a bit like me saying close down all the Tenby pubs because I don't drink. As for workers not being able to park during the day, they should use the multi-storey car park, which brings in revenue to PCC. People who work in Haverfordwest don't expect free daily parking! I am well aware of the abuse of resident parking, but it hasn't taken up that much of the police and traffic wardens' time because they don't do anything about it, except bat off phone calls and make false promises. I have been told that Tenby only has traffic warden cover five days a week which does not always include Saturdays. How can a town be run like this regardless of resident parking? The scheme is only unworkable because there is no-one in charge to monitor the situation. Either the Town Council, the Police or PCC, or a combination of all three, should get their act together and put into practice a way of stopping people abusing the rights of those who have paid for a permit. In some places, breaking of this law is seen as anti-social behaviour and at the moment many people are actively breaking a law every single day because they know nothing is being done about it. When I spoke to Clr. Evans about this matter he told me that it would be all sorted when the town would have community police officers in March. This did not take place. Can anyone tell me why? I would wholeheartedly dispute that the concept of resident parking is unsuccessful and if it was withdrawn then I and many others would change their mind about the pedestrianisation of Tenby in the summer months because it would have a considerable knock-on effect on many resident parking streets just outside the town walls. So rather then advocate scrapping something that is successful, the Town Council should have been coming up with enforceable strategies to make sure the scheme is successful, as it is in many other areas of Wales and England.
Angela Nicholls