I have undertaken a site visit with a local resident and the Head of Parking Operations, New Forest District Council, in The High Street, Totton.

It was a useful meeting. The resident concerned was annoyed about vehicles parking on yellow lines on a regular basis, without being ticketed. We did see examples of this at the time of our visit. Whether by co-incidence or design, a civil enforcement officer did show up and put a ticket on a car parked fully on a pavement, directly in front of us.

We were assured that tickets are issued on a regular basis in the area. A gap that has appeared in double yellow lines, (as a result of resurfacing work), will be shortly attended to.

We felt that it was not necessary that parking restrictions should apply on Sundays, as now. We will therefore have this matter reviewed at the next town traffic management meeting. I would welcome any views on this, especially from local residents, before the meeting takes place.