The Cabinet should pass new regulations this week to create stiff penalties for owners of vehicles parked along the roadside with signs offering them for sale.
Leader of Government Business Kurt Tibbetts said the director of Planning was putting the final touches on the regulations and that he expected the Cabinet to approve the measures today.
Mr. Tibbetts said the regulations would not have to go to the Legislative Assembly for passage. They will, however, have to be gazetted before they can be enforced.
In addition to being unsightly, the Government is concerned about the public safety hazard the cars pose.
The Government warned the public in early August that it intended to adopt regulations with harsh penalties for parking vehicles for sale along the roadside.
However, Mr. Tibbetts acknowledged that the warning has done little to curtail the practice. Many cars for sale remain parked on the roundabout near King’s Sports Centre, across from Treasure Island on West Bay Road, and in several other places on Grand Cayman.
Mr. Tibbetts said the new regulations would go into effect very soon.
‘There is not going to be an extremely long time after the regulations are in place before they enforced,’ he said.
Although he would not reveal the exact penalties for violators of the new regulations, Mr. Tibbetts said they were not light.
In August, he suggested the penalties would include towing the vehicles and paying a fine to get the car back.
‘I can promise you, people will pay attention,’ he said. ‘People will know we’re serious.’
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