Parking and other issues relating to motorcycles (FOI)

​​​Request

​A

How many motorcycle spaces are available in St Helier? 

B

A number of motorcycle spaces are currently closed, or restricted during building work in St Helier. When this happens who is responsible and is additional capacity provided nearby?

C

​Are statistics monitored regarding the volume, frequency and severity of vandalism and criminal damage to motorcycles whilst parked in allocated bays and car parks in St Helier?

D

What budget is allocated for maintenance of motorcycle bays, line painting etc in St Helier?

E

Who is responsible for allocation of CCTV hardware budget for monitoring of motorcycle bays in St Helier? What is the budget and what criteria are used to determine priority of allocation?

F

Who is responsible for upkeep and line markings of the large motorcycle bay on The Esplanade near to IFC1? What CCTV security is provided for this parking bay?

G

Who was responsible for allocation of the budget for five CCTV cameras installed on the Ian Rolls Environment awareness mural at the waterfront? What was the cost for this installation of cameras? What was the rationale that determined the merit for five cameras?

H

At the time when DVS motorcycle inspections were introduced in 2019, there was a loose timeline for other vehicles to also become subject to inspection. What are the current plans and timeline for other vehicles to become subject to this?

I

On what basis was it decided that motorcycles were a priority for bi-annual inspection and how is this criteria assessed alongside the need to inspect other vehicles? 

J

Has any assessment been made as to whether the current status-quo is discriminatory to motorcycles, given their much lighter environmental footprint in relation to cars? 

K

Has any assessment been made as to whether motorcycle use has decreased as a result of DVS inspections?

L

Has any assessment been made to determine whether the introduction of motorcycle inspections has led to a direct impact on the increase in use of cars?

Response

A

There are 346 motorcycle spaces available in St Helier. 

B

The Government of Jersey is responsible for car parks, and the Parish is responsible for on street parking. All closures are assessed on an individual basis. 

You might wish to send your information request in writing to: 

FOI@comite.je 

Or by post to:   

Parish FOI, East Wing, RJA&HS, Trinity, JE3 5JP

You can also find out more about making an FOI request to the parishes at

How to Make an FOI Request | Comité des Connétables (comite.je)

C

Car parks are not monitored regarding the volume, frequency and severity of vandalism and criminal damage to motorcycles whilst parked in allocated bays and car parks in St Helier.

D

There is no specific budget allocated to motorcycle bays. The Government of Jersey’s annual maintenance budget includes car and motorcycle maintenance as required.

E

The Government of Jersey has an annual budget for all car parks that includes CCTV maintenance but is not specifically set for motorcycle bays.

F

The Government of Jersey is responsible for the line markings. There is no CCTV on the motorcycle bays.

G

The information requested is not held by the Government of Jersey, therefore Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

The Information may be held by Jersey Development Company so you might wish to send your request in writing to:

enquiries@jerseydevelopment.je

or by post to 

Jersey Development Company, Dialogue House, First Floor, 2-6 Anley Street, St Helier JE2 3QE

It should be noted that the Jersey Development Company is not a Scheduled Public Authority (SPA) under the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011, therefore, they are not required to respond.

H

Article 2(4) of the Road Traffic (Periodic Technical Inspections – General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 2018 currently states that relevant vehicles other than minibuses, light motorcycles and mopeds shall be inspected from the 31 March 2024, however this is dependent on a suitable inspection facility being available

I

Article 39(2) of the UN Vienna Convention on Road Traffic 1968 details that minibuses and goods vehicles exceeding 3500KG and trailers designed to be coupled to such vehicles must be inspected. Article 39(3) further states that as far as possible the provisions of paragraph (2) shall be extended to other categories of vehicles. At the time of introduction, it was possible for goods vehicles over 3500KG and their trailers, and minibuses, mopeds and light motorcycles to be inspected within the existing test facility. The inspection of additional vehicle categories is dependent on a suitable inspection facility being available. 

J

No assessment has been made as to whether the current status-quo is discriminatory to motorcycles, given their much lighter environmental footprint in relation to cars.

K

No assessment has been made as to whether motorcycle use has decreased as a result of DVS inspections.

L

No assessment has been made to determine whether the introduction of motorcycle inspections has led to a direct impact on the increase in use of cars. 

Article applied

Article 3 Meaning of “information held by a public authority”

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a)     it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b)     it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.