I WRITE to express my dismay and concern with regard to the parking fines now being issued under CWAC’s remit and their lack of adherence to parking regulations and also their lack of empathy with regard to deliveries and blue badge holders.

I recently received a parking charge notice on Weaver Way, behind Rymans and on a little triangle of land surrounded by fencing and gates.

I parked there in the knowledge that this small piece of land is not part of the highway and as such does not fall within the remit of parking regulations.

After many hours of phone calls, CWAC finally sent an e-mail together with a map confirming that this piece of land is not highway and therefore a Parking Charge Notice could not be applied.

If you or anyone you know has received a penalty here, I strongly advise you to appeal to CWAC.

I sincerely doubt that my appeal will have encouraged them to re-think about issuing fines in this spot as I continue to see them issuing notices here.

Following on from the above and what has really prompted me to write this letter are two further incidences that involve people I know and tickets they have been issued.

One is a frail, elderly and disabled widower in his 80s, who has continued to use his blue badge in the same way for the past 20 years only to receive a ticket once CWAC took charge of parking (and as I see it, clearly decided this was a quick fix way to raise monies).

The distress and upset caused to him was immense and not what a frail pensioner should have to be dealing with. After much discussion, his ticket was cancelled.

The third and final incidence which has prompted me to write, is a ticket issued after six minutes of parking, while a customer delivered a donation to a charity shop in which I volunteer.

The time taken to unload, complete a Gift Aid form for the charity to benefit further exceeded the five allowable minutes and as such the donor received a ticket.

While I understand that there is a limit of five minutes, this customer/ donor parked in a private parking space belonging to the charity shop.

The crime? Her wheel was several inches over the pavement.

CWAC really needs to re-think its issuing of tickets and provide training to its staff if it wishes us to believe that it is behind the regeneration of Northwich.

Louise Lucas