Question No: 2025/0132
Question (Thomas Turrell AM; Bexley & Bromley): 16th January 2025
What steps were taken to discuss the enforcement of parking restrictions on the road adjacent to Bromley South Station and the Metropolitan Police Station, and to provide a drop off facility, with; i. Southeastern trains ii. London Borough of Bromley iii. John Lewis Partnership?
Answer (Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan): 21st January 2025
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has advised that there had been signage in place for over six years, in addition to double yellow lines, which clearly indicated to motorists that parking is not permitted on the access road. Motorists were ignoring these signs and parking their vehicles on the road, which negatively impacted operational policing at Bromley Police station. The MPS and John Lewis Partnership (JLP) were in agreement that enforcement was required and JLP were kept informed throughout the planning stages. Further consultation with the council would be required if the land were public, which is not the case in this instance. It is not the responsibility of the MPS to provide a drop off facility for the Bromley South train station and as there was no existing formal agreement in place for this, consultation with Southeastern Trains was not necessary.
Question No: 2025/0133
Question (Thomas Turrell AM; Bexley & Bromley): 16th January 2025
Was an Equalities Impact Assessment undertaken as to the affect the enforcement would have in elderly and disabled people being dropped off to use the railway station?
Answer (Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan): 21st January 2025
It is not the responsibility of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to provide a drop off facility for the Bromley South train station, therefore, an Equalities Impact Assessment was not required.
Question No: 2025/0135
Question (Thomas Turrell AM; Bexley & Bromley): 16th January 2025
Given the many years that parking has taken place and the frequent use by motorists to drop off passengers for the railway station, will you instruct MOPAC and Britannia Parking to write off and refund tickets issued for the first month of enforcement so that a backdated grace period can be established?
Answer (Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan): 21st January 2025
There had been signage in place for over six years clearly advising motorists that parking is not permitted on the access road, as well as double yellow lines. Additional new signage was installed along with the installation of ANPR cameras, providing motorists notification of the intention to enforce the restrictions. It is not the responsibility of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to provide a drop off facility at Bromley South train station.
Question No: 2025/0136
Question (Thomas Turrell AM; Bexley & Bromley): 16th January 2025
How is money from these specific fines issued to those stopping on the access road spent? Does this revenue go back into the police budget or is it donated to charity?
Answer (Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan): 21st January 2025
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) does not benefit financially from the revenue of the fines. Under the contractual terms, 100% of the revenue collected from fines goes to Britannia Parking.
