1,000 penalty charges issued in Monmouthshire

Monmouthshire County Council have provided an update on civil parking enforcement (CPE) since they took over control from Gwent Police earlier this year.

Gwent was the last police force area to transfer powers of CPE to councils, bringing them in line with the rest of Wales.

The council took on responsibility for CPE in April, but officers only issued advisory notes for the first two months.

A total of 1,083 PCNs have been issued since July, 790 of which have been paid for.

There have been no appeals to adjudication, but 123 notices have been challeneged.

A Monmouthshire County Council spokesman said: “ Our service ambition is to ensure our streets are safe and convenient for pedestrians, cyclists and other road users and tackling indiscriminate parking is an important tool in achieving this objective.