Leagality of parking vehicles on roads for sale
Pankaj Girhotra made this Official Information request to Hastings District Council
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From: Pankaj Girhotra
Dear Hastings District Council,
Could you please confirm legality of vehicles parked on the roads for the purpose of sale across Hastings roads (except State highways).
Yours faithfully,
Pankaj Girhotra
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Hastings District Council
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From: Customer Service (External)
Hastings District Council
Good Afternoon Pankaj
Thank you for your email querying the Legality of parking vehicles on
roads for sale.
There is a Hasting District council by-law under the Parking Offences
heading that reads;
Display a 'for sale' sign on a vehicle parked on a road or public place
Please find attached a link to the Hastings District Council Consolidated
Bylaw document.
[1]https://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/assets/Do...
Refer to page 43 of the document under the heading Parking Offences that
lists this by-law.
Kind Regards
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JANET MCCORMACK
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Phone 06 8715000
Email Web [3]hastingsdc.govt.nz
Hastings District Council, Private Bag 9002, Hastings 4156, New Zealand
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From: Pankaj Girhotra
Dear Customer Service (External),
Thanks for your quick response.
As per the bylaw, It is not allowed to park vehicles on road for the purpose of sale by putting 'for sale' sign.
Could you please confirm, (i) what are the penalties for parking vehicles on road with 'for sale' sign and how these are enforced?
(ii) How many infringement notices are given to the offenders for the year 2018 and how much money Hastings District Council has received from these penalties, please provide monthly data.
Yours sincerely,
Pankaj Girhotra
From: Customer Service (External)
Hastings District Council
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From: Customer Service (External)
Hastings District Council
Good Morning Pankaj
We have forwarded your information request onto our Parking team to
collate this information and reply.
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Hastings District Council, Private Bag 9002, Hastings 4156, New Zealand
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From: Annette M. Murdoch
Hastings District Council
Dear Sir/Madam
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act Request – ‘For
Sale’ Parked Vehicles Infringement Notices
1. I write to acknowledge your request for information received 16
January 2019 regarding ‘For Sale’ parked vehicles infringement notices.
2. This is being treated as an Official Information request, and as
such Council must meet certain criteria in how and when we respond to you,
set out in the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act
1987.
3. Your request has been provided to the relevant officers for follow
up. You will be advised of Council’s decision as soon as is reasonably
possible, and no later than 20 working days from the date we received your
request, unless we have informed you that we need an extension to that
time frame with you before the due date.
Yours faithfully
Jackie Evans
Democracy & Governance Services Manager
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ANNETTE MURDOCH
DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT
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Email [2][email address] Web [3]hastingsdc.govt.nz
Hastings District Council, Private Bag 9002, Hastings 4156, New Zealand
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From: Annette M. Murdoch
Hastings District Council
Dear Sir/Madam
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act Request – ‘For
Sale’ Parked Vehicles Infringement Notices – Response
1. Further to your request for information received 16 January 2019
regarding ‘For Sale’ parked vehicles infringement notices, I am now able
to provide you with Hastings District Council’s response.
2. You requested:
Could you please confirm,
(i) what are the penalties for parking vehicles on
road with 'for sale' sign and how these are enforced?
(ii) How many infringement notices are given to the
offenders for the year 2018 and how much money Hastings District Council
has received from these penalties, please provide monthly data.
3. Response:
(i) As per Hastings District Council’s Consolidated Bylaw,
section 5.4 Parking Offences –
5.4.1 A person must not:
k) Display a ‘for sale’ sign on a vehicle parked on a road or public
place.
The penalty is $40.00, initially a warning notice is given followed by an
infringement.
(ii) In 2018 there were no infringement notices given.
4. If you are unhappy with the decision(s) communicated here, you have
the option to contact the Office of the Ombudsman to request a review. The
Ombudsman can be contacted at:
The Ombudsman
PO Box 10152
Wellington 6143
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or an online form can be accessed at:
[2]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/make-...
Yours faithfully
Jackie Evans
Democracy & Governance Services Manager
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ANNETTE MURDOCH
DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT
Phone (06) 871 5000
Email [4][email address] Web [5]hastingsdc.govt.nz
Hastings District Council, Private Bag 9002, Hastings 4156, New Zealand
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