‘Parking fines need to increase’ – Officer Glen Callwood
On the Tuesday, June 19, 2019, edition of ‘Honestly Speaking’ with Claude O. Skelton-Cline, Mr Callowood pointed to the fact that for more than two decades, fines have not increased and noted that it is time for some reform in the area.
Parking Ticket fees too low – Mr Callwood
“Right now from the time when I joined the force, probably 21 years ago, no-parking tickets is $50 up to now... and I think those are fines need to be increased,” he told Mr Skelton-Cline.
Mr Callwood pointed that over the years, parking and other traffic issues continue to be a major infraction in the territory.
“In terms of the Parking, there’s a situation where it is an offence whereas if you go along the road, especially like the Lower Estate public road, and a few of the places… it’s an offence for people to be parking their trailers on the sidewalk, sometimes people tend to take their speedboat with their trailer and they park it on a sidewalk, all those are offences,” he said an officer can and will charge for the violation.
He noted, “A ticket you have 21 days to pay, and if you don’t pay it within 21 days then you will receive a summons to attend Magistrate's Court… and when it reaches there well it leaves to the Magistrates. She could always increase the fees to that.”
However, Officer Callwood said that even when the force impounds a vehicle, often there is no place to put it.
Obstructing Traffic not ticketable – Mr Callwood
In relation to traffic signs, the RVIPF Officer said, “I would say the signs they have are lawful signs but I admit to say, it needs some more, it would need a few more signs across the place,” he said.
He noted that issues, where drivers stop callously on the roadways and obstruct the flow of traffic, is not a ticketed offence, “You can’t be issued with a ticket for that, that is something you have to get reported for when you attend the Magistrate’s Court.”
Mr Callwood called on legislators for more reform and updating of traffic laws to make it easier for Traffic Officers to carry out their mandate.
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15 Responses to “‘Parking fines need to increase’ – Officer Glen Callwood”
God forbid anything happen at Bell View you would die before the emergency vehicle reach
there. There is a bar on the road side and vehicle parking on the road.
The demand for parking exceeds the supply. Thus, to manage the problem, illegal parking fines need to be increased to minimize the behaviour. Further, as Supa Cop noted, it makes no sense to impound a vehicle if there is no impound lot to take it to. Additionally, the number of traffic signs need to be increased, and existing signs need to be maintained and repaired.
It appears to me that Super-cop is the only cop in the bvi who is enforcing the traffic laws,then in that case,super-cop should receive a commission for enforcing the traffic laws.
I agree with supercop.