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<p>No such assessment has been made, however the Secretary of State's ‘Statutory Guidance
to Local Authorities on the Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions’ advises on
the immobilisation/removal of vehicles. Very few authorities now use immobilisation
as it prevents law abiding motorists from using valuable kerb space. The Department
is of the view that it should only be used in limited circumstances. Where a vehicle
is causing a hazard or obstruction the enforcement authority should remove rather
than immobilise. The statutory guidance advises that when parked in contravention,
a persistent evader’s vehicle should be subject to the strongest possible enforcement
following the issue of the penalty charge notice and confirmation of persistent evader
status.</p>
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