Permits for residents to beat parking issues at Fife station

The area surrounding the station has been the subject of a residents' parking permit scheme since 2017.

However, residents on Victoria Road to the west of the station have reported issues leaving their cars close to home after it was not included in the original scheme.

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Councillors at Glenrothes Area Committee approved a proposal to give them parking permits.

They will cover the length of Victoria Road, meaning those who do not have a permit face enforcement action if they park there .

Cllr Altany Craik (Scottish Labour, Glenrothes West and Kinglassie) expressed fears over whether residents of further-out streets may now be affected.

He asked: "If we make this change do we expect not to solve this problem we've been having or will there be displacement into further streets?"

Officers said they did not anticipate this becoming an issue.

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