Changes to Parking Enforcement in Wrexham County Borough from 1 March 2008

Since 1st March 2008, Wrexham County Borough Council has been responsible for managing parking enforcement throughout the County Borough. Parking Attendants (now Civil Enforcement Officers) employed by the Council have patrolled the streets and Council car parks.

Why the Change?

The new parking enforcement arrangement is not about raising revenue. There are a number of reasons all of which will benefit people living in, working in and visiting the County Borough.

• Encouraging safe and sensible parking.
• Improving safety for pedestrians and drivers.
• Improving the general flow of traffic and journey times through the County Borough.
• Preventing emergency and public service vehicles from finding their routes blocked.
• Improving the general environment .
• Freeing the police to concentrate their resources on issues felt by the public to be more directly their responsibility.

Over 220 local authorities around the country are already managing parking enforcement in their areas and have seen the benefits; many other local authorities will take on this responsibility in the future.

The official name for these changes is ‘Decriminalised Parking Enforcement’ (now 'Civil Parking Enforcement') and means that parking enforcement by the Council stops being a criminal offence and becomes a civil contravention.

For further information regarding these changes contact the Council's Parking Services on 01978 292042 or email parking@wrexham.gov.uk.