§ Mr. Haleasked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the fact that in Pall Mall and other Westminster areas parking meters are sited behind the vehicle space contrary to the usual practice and persons have been subject to conviction and fine through putting the coin in the front meter, he will now prescribe a fixed position for meter location when approving meter schemes.
§ Mr. MarplesIt would be impracticable for me to prescribe a fixed position for meters. Their siting is affected by such things as the width of the footpath, 231W the positions of underground services and of other street furniture and is, therefore, properly a matter for the local authority.
It is usual for the meter to be sited near the front end of the bay; twin meters are placed at the junction of two bays. The arrangement is sometimes temporarily affected by experimental schemes of one-way working. This is so in Pall Mall. The local authority usually alters the positions of the meters as soon as practicable after a decision has been taken about the continuance of the scheme beyond the experimental period.