115,000 tickets and 16,000 vehicles impounded since January 1, 2021

Unauthorized parking, double or even triple file: the city of Marseille is hunting for awkward parking. In the second largest city in France, “major actions” have been engaged since January 1, 2021 to fight against what is a “real scourge”, explained on Franceinfo Tuesday, October 26, the deputy mayor in charge of Public Tranquility, Prevention and Security. According to Yannick Ohanessian, since the start of the year, more than 115,000 tickets have been issued and more than 16,000 vehicles have been impounded, an increase of 15% compared to 2020. New actions have been carried out since the beginning of the year. mid-October.

Because he “must go further”, estimated Yannick Ohanessian, who considers that “ambient folklore no longer makes many laughs”, thehe City has decided to hire specialized crews in the city center and in the outlying districts, to include the issue of parking in the mission of the municipal police and to increase the number of staff around the video verbalization.

“We have multiplied the islanding missions, that is to say these teams of the municipal police on foot who crisscross the streets of Marseille”, also explained the deputy mayor. “Regularly, they intervene with motorists who do not respect the rules in force and issue tickets.” This is a fourth class ticket, i.e. 135 euros, “375 euros if it is increased” with “withdrawals of points on the driving license”.

“We want to get out of this culture of impunity in the city, so that everyone understands that there are rules and that they apply for everyone”, argues the deputy in charge of public tranquility, who evokes a “zero tolerance”. “In the second largest city in France, it is not possible that we sometimes come to situations of blockage or total congestion of arteries, because of vehicles parked in double or triple file.”