Decision details

Purpose of Report: To update Members about the Review Decision of the Chief Adjudicator to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal (TPT) regarding civil enforcement of the Coppergate Traffic Regulation Order by way of camera, and to make recommendations as to the way forward.

Members are asked to:-
1. Determine how the Council wishes to respond to the Chief Adjudicator's decision.
2. Determine how the Council wishes to control traffic on Coppergate in the future.

Resolved:  That the Executive agree to:

(i)           Require Officers to implement a Coppergate Repayment Process to facilitate the settlement of claims on the basis of repaying the Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) fine only (from earmarked reserves), in full and final settlement.  The deadline for submitting a claim to be 31^st March 2016.

(ii)          The deadline for submitting a claim in respect of the existing Lendal Bridge Repayment Scheme to be extended from the 31^st December 2015 to the 31^st March 2016.

(iii)        Authorise Officers to identify, consult upon and analyse options which may include (a) solutions to conveying the meaning of the present Coppergate Order that will satisfy Regulation 18 of the 1996 Regulations, (to potentially include revised signage, road markings and surface treatment) and/or (b) alternative Orders and interventions that may provide more effective traffic solutions.

(iv)        Require Officers to prepare a further report to the Executive presenting the findings from (iii) above, and seeking approval to take forward an agreed solution.

(v)         The Council not proactively pursuing enforcement of   the Coppergate Order by camera until such time as the solution at (iv) above is implemented.

(vi)       This is subject to the Director of Business Support Services being satisfied that this process meets the Auditors requirements.

Reason:     In order to progress issues related to the Coppergate Traffic Regulation Order and to inform future traffic enforcement schemes.