§ 23. Sir W. BRASSasked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been drawn to the report of the Advisory Committee on London Traffic in which higher penalties are advocated for contraventions of the parking regulations; and whether, in view of the lack of elasticity in these regulations, he will consider allowing cars to be parked for different periods of time in different parking places according to the congestion or lack of congestion in the particular parking place, as is the practice in Paris?
§ Mr. WILLIAM WHITELEY (Lord of the Treasury)I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Minister of Transport. By Regulations made by him on the 24th December, 1929, after consultation with the London Traffic Advisory Committee, the maximum penalty for contravention of the Regulations was increased in the case of second and subsequent offences, in consequence of the serious abuse of the privileges given under the Regulations. The question of cars being permitted to park for different periods of time on different parking places has been considered and is provided for in the Regulations.
§ Sir W. BRASSCan the hon. Member say whether different times are allowed at different parking places, so that, for instance, a car may stay at one place two or three hours and at another only half an hour?
§ Mr. WHITELEYIt would be impossible for me to say, but I will put the matter before my hon. Friend.