Beijing-parking-ITDP-China

6.5 Parking enforcementThe surveys described in chapter 3 show howcommon illegal parking on Beijing’s streets,sidewalk and setbacks has become without properenforcement carried out. Enforcement of parkingpayment within the paid on-street parking systemcan best be done by the parking operator, usingthe technology described earlier. The parkingoperator can also best be put in charge of notifyingdrivers of parking in illegal locations. It is inthe operator’s best interest that drivers park in thepaid on-street parking system, rather than illegallyon streets and sidewalk.Currently enforcement of illegal parking issparsely done by a government organizationcooperating with the Traffic Police. Despite nothaving the legal right to issue fines, they documentthe parking offence (include taken photoproof), share this with the Traffic Police and sticka notice on the car’s window. This summons thedriver to report to the Traffic Police and pay thefine there.This protocol works well, but is currentlydone on a very small scale. The protocol can befollowed by the parking operator as well. TrafficPolice can be notified of illegal parking throughthe PDA, which also enables sending the locationof the violation. The Traffic Police can thenA car in Budapest (Hungary) is clamped for failing topay the parking feefollow up on proper enforcement. Towing truckscan be used for immediate removal of illegallyparked cars in locations causing danger to trafficand pedestrians. Wheel clamps can be used forillegal parking where no dangers to road safety areposed.Fines for parking sh ould at least recoup thecosts of the towing or clamping plus administrativeprocedures and be high enough to ensureobedience to parking payment.A scheme is needed where late payment (e.g.A truck is used by the Tianjin Traffic Police to tow an illegally parked carBeijing Parking, ITDP-China 1331 March 2015