Complaints about lorries parking in Ramsgate
THANET council has been flooded with complaints about lorries parking on Ramsgate’s Undercliff while repairs are made to the nearby port carpark.
A council spokesman said numerous complaints had been received about increased numbers of lorries parking overnight on the Western Undercliff after the recent bad weather damaged the lorry parking area at the Port of Ramsgate.
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The surface has broken up considerably and now has deep pot holes in it, presenting a health and safety hazard and a very real risk of damage to vehicles.
As a result, the council has closed the lorry park whilst urgent repairs are carried out. Orders have now been placed and it is expected that the work will be carried out around Easter.
In the meantime, lorries are instead using the Western Undercliff for parking.
Cllr John Kirby, who speaks for the council on the marina, said: “I appreciate that the current position is annoying for local residents around the Western Undercliff, but I’d like to take this opportunity to reassure them that this is only a short-term issue. We will be carrying out urgent repairs to the lorry park at the Port of Ramsgate as quickly as we can, and once this work is done, those lorries will be moved off the Western Undercliff.”
2 Comments
by James Hose, Ramsgate
Wednesday, March 03 2010, 11:50AM
“What is the point of fighting to get the lorries moved on from the undercliffe and the council fixing parking restriction signs if the council are now turning a blind eye. If the lorries are not moved on now we will never get rid of them.
If the council wish to turn the undercliffe into a lorry park they should cover the signs.”
by steve higgins, ramsgate
Tuesday, March 02 2010, 11:35AM
“Isn't this a perfect opportunity for Kent International Airport to show it's a good neighbour by allowing its car park or some other part of its underutilised tarmac areas to be used as emergency parking?”