Dr. Glynasked the Minister of Transport when he intends to implement the undertaking he gave on 31st July, 1963, to introduce regulations to make it a specific offence in the London area to leave a vehicle in a place on a highway where it obstructs access to and egress from a public or private garage, car park or parking bay.
§ Mr. MarplesOur consultations with local authorities and other bodies referred to in my Answer of 31st July, 1963, have disclosed objections of substance to regulations of the kind I had proposed applying in the London Traffic Area. In consultation with my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary and the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, I am exploring other means of dealing with the problem, both in London and elsewhere.
I understand that in London the police have in the meantime arranged to test in selected areas the effectiveness of a more vigorous policy of prosecution of this type of offence under the general law of obstruction.