Bingley residents slam £35 parking charge on 'Unadopted Roads'

Bingley residents have slammed a £35 parking charge for their street which has potholes big enough for ''kids to play in''.

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00:00It's been described as an ongoing gripe for 12 to 18 months.

00:05Residents of Balfour Street and Gladstone Street here in Bingley

00:08have to pay a £35 charge to park outside their own homes

00:12due to these being what's known as unadopted roads.

00:16Bradford Council introduced the permits to help raise £2.7 million over two and a half years.

00:23One resident said the potholes are so deep that children splash around in the water after it's rained,

00:28adding that the permits are a long outdated hangover

00:32from when the Bradford and Bingley Building Society was in the park

00:35when permits were used to stop employees parking outside residents' homes.

00:41Across Bradford there are around 14,000 parking permits issued each year,

00:46generating around half a million pounds.

00:48The permits used to be free, but the £35 charge has frustrated some locals,

00:53particularly with the roads not being maintained.

00:55A Bradford Council spokesperson said the unadopted roads form part of a wider scheme

01:01designed to manage residential, visitor and commuter parking in the area.

01:06While they're not maintained by the Council, they can still be classified as public highways,

01:11meaning all legal rights of passage apply,

01:13and the Council can introduce and enforce traffic and parking controls.

01:17In this case, a permit parking scheme has been implemented,

01:20and enforcement is carried out accordingly.

01:22The Council can adopt roads under the Highways Act 1980,

01:26but before adoption, residents and other property owners with frontages on the road

01:31would need to fund the necessary improvements to bring the street up to adoptable standards.

01:36Residents can request a review to remove the parking zone,

01:40but it must be supported by a petition which is signed by at least 10 households.

01:44Residents can request a review to remove the parking zone,