Lorryman making pub drop gets ticket

The parking fines row in Ayr’s Newmarket Street has taken another twist – and claimed a fresh scalp.

Just days after business owners spoke up about being hammered with parking fines on their street, a delivery driver came back to find a bright yellow ticket on his truck windscreen.

This was despite parking elsewhere in attempts to avoid a fine.

A Tennent’s Lager delivery driver for publican Jim McSherry’s Wee Windaes pub was landed with the ticket on Thursday after parking up at the bottom end of Ayr High Street, near Fish Cross, to avoid Newmarket Street as the delivery was outwith the area’s permitted delivery times.

The drinks delivery man parked in a loading bay to shuttle 14 kegs and empties back and forth from his truck to the popular pub.

Businessman Andrew Graham, whose shop Strictly Bridal lies just behind the loading bay where the Tennent’s truck was, witnessed the fine getting dished out and managed to snap this picture (below). Wee Windaes boss Jim told the Post:“It’s just shocking. It was obvious he was delivering to a nearby business and he wasn’t just parking there.

“It was a big Tennent’s truck and was obvious he was unloading.

“How are we supposed to operate like this? It’s having an

impact on businesses now if you can’t get deliveries without drivers getting a ticket.

“The driver was due to come on the Wednesday but it was outwith the street’s delivery times so he came back on the Thursday and got into a loading bay on Ayr High Street – where the rules are different.”

Proprietors and goods vehicles are able to load and unload before 10.30am and after 4.30pm with a permit on Newmarket Street – which all businesses on the street now have.

Businesses and delivery drivers on Ayr High Street are able to do so for“up to 30 minutes or so at the parking attendants’ discretion”, say Ayrshire Roads Alliance.

Jim added:“There’s no common sense being applied here – it’s just stupidity.”

An Ayrshire Roads Alliance spokesperson said:“The current rules for the use of loading bays on High Street, Ayr are very clear and are enforced to ensure that drivers comply with the rules and that the bays can be used appropriately.

“The loading bays are for the use of goods vehicles that are loading/ unloading items or for the delivery or collection of goods from nearby premises. The loading bays can be used for up to 30 minutes so long as there is evidence of loading or unloading.

“South Ayrshire Council is currently holding a public consultation exercise that outlines a range of proposals for parking in Ayr.”