Traffic matters in Tenby came up for discussion amongst town councillors at their meeting this week.

The council had previously written to Pembrokeshire County Council with concerns over the fact that visitors to the town who were staying at holiday lets could purchase a week-long parking permit cheaply that would enable them to park their vehicle in a residents bay outside the premises they were staying in, which members felt was unfair.

In a letter brought before councillors on Tuesday night, the county council's director of transportation and environment, Ian Westley, said: "I note your concern at the issue of weekly visitor permits in the resident schemes in Tenby. In the past, the local county member has been keen to retain the visitor permits.

"An enquiry will be made to see if he supports a change to the permit scheme, and if so, the council would need to consider a change in the current policy, that would need to be applied retrospectively to all schemes across the county," he added

Councillors had also raised concern recently that during the pedestrianisation scheme within the walled town, a number of cars were seen to enter streets where restrictions were in place.

"A week before the August bank holiday weekend I noted two vehicles parked in Tudor Square and just before the Monday bank holiday one car with a boat trailer was parked in town nearly all week and I had to eventually contact the police about it," Clr. Mrs Tish Rossiter told her colleagues.

"I mean they're making fools of us if they can just drive in and none of the patrol wardens have spotted them," she added.

Town clerk, Mr. Andrew Davies, explained that the patrol wardens who sat at the entrances to the town didn't have the power to carry out any enforcement and it was down to the police to issue fines.

Clr. Mrs. Trisha Putwain questioned whether it was necessary for the patrol wardens to be there at all, now that the pedestrianisation scheme had been in effect for a few years.

"What is the point of them sitting around?" she queried. "Surely if someone is going to be employed to monitor the scheme, they'd be better off roving about; and if cars are getting through anyway and they can't enforce anything, then what's the point of the wardens, full stop!

"Now the scheme has been going for so many years, surely it should be self-policed," she added.

Mr. Westley informed councillors in his letter that they should address their concerns about the scheme's enforcement to the police, as it was up to that authority where their manpower was deployed.