Selfish drivers to face hefty fines

Drivers who double park or block driveways and dropped kerbs could land themselves a hefty fine when new parking rules are introduced this weekend.

By The Newsroom

Published 30th Apr 2010, 11:50 BST

Updated 7th Jun 2018, 23:19 BST

From tomorrow (Saturday), members of Hastings Borough Council's enforcement team will start handing out tickets to drivers who park selfishly.

This could be by stopping people getting in and out of their own driveway, causing disruption and holding up traffic.

Council spokesman Caroline Kelly said: "Until now we have been powerless to help people who have phoned us to say they can't get in or out of their property thanks to a badly parked car across their driveway.

"This new legislation doesn't mean we can tow cars away but we can issue parking fines of up to 70 and that should make a driver think twice before doing it again."

Hastings Borough Council