Lib Dem Councillor Checks Out The Parking Attendants Who Now Have Cameras

12.45.33am BST (GMT +0100) Mon 2nd Apr 2007

Lib Dem Councillor Gary Malcolm Checks Out A Parking Attendants Who Has A Digital Camera

Since the council recently introduced the Lib Dem plan to give all parking attendants cameras, councillor Gary Malcolm spent a morning with a parking attendant to check out whether the new scheme is working.

This idea came from a review of Ealing Council's parking services after the events in Southfield where the Zone B renewal process was botched up, leaving many residents getting ticketed when they had paid for a permit but had not received them.

Cllr Gary Malcolm, Lib Dem Transport spokesperson, said: "Many residents are sick of getting parking tickets from the council when they have done nothing wrong. The Lib Dems persuaded the council to get the parking attendants cameras. When I went around with the parking attendant the new system seems to give more safeguards to residents."

Gary added: "If residents are given a ticket they feel is wrong they can see the photograph and this should reduce the number of incorrect tickets that people are given."