Council lines up new parking restrictions
YELLOW lines have been painted on roads around Carsington Reservoir to prevent a repeat of the congestion and obstruction created by visitors in recent weeks.
Derbyshire County Council is painting lines at a cost of £25,000 at several locations in the county that, over the past few months, have also seen issues caused by dangerous parking.
The lines will also be painted on roads around Foremark Reservoir in South Derbyshire, and on two roads in Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, near a disused quarry.
Despite both Carsington and Foremark having car parks, visitors are parking on nearby roads, leading to congestion and obstruction.
In Wirksworth people have been parking at the top of Green
Hill and The Dale to visit Middle Peak Quarry. These roads are narrow and in places steep, and the volume of traffic has caused issues for local people.
Councillor Simon Spencer, the county council’s cabinet member for highways, transport and infrastructure, said: “We have seen some ridiculous scenes across the county over the past few months.
“People have just been abandoning their cars wherever they like with no regard to other people, or their own safety. This has meant there have been some accidents at these places.
“By putting down these double yellow lines our parking officers will be able to visit regularly and we will issue tickets to those who park on top of them.
“It is galling that we are having to spend taxpayers’ money on these lines, but we must take action to keep people safe.
“If there is space in the car parks at Carsington or Foremark then people should park there.
“The fee is only small and by paying for your parking you are helping to pay for the very attraction you are visiting.
“No one should be visiting Middle Peak Quarry, it is private land and is not somewhere people should be going. I hope the action we are taking here stops people causing a nuisance to local residents.”