Chris Maybury Wrote:One assumes that commercial vehicles loading and unloading would be exempted, if they had to stop on the beach side.

No they are not exempt, Commercials have to use the areas marked for loading and at the moment they are
Regent Street 2 bays
Victoria St 3 plus 4 bays
Granville street 1 bay
Walpole Av 2 bays
Hilton Hotel front 1 bay

So you will see that there is not many and as an operator of commercials that use these spaces I would report others that use them ie cars or non registered commercials.
With the figures for arrivals at this years TT being admitted to being down, my thoughts are that its just another area in which the Government would be guaranteed extra income.
I was also told that commercials are not allowed to park in front of the sea terminal now?

The parking of commercials on the prom has always been prohibited by way of an old Douglas Corporation Bye Law but has not been enforced for many years until now.