Uniformed traffic wardens are now back on Highland streets carrying out parking enforcement.
On-street and pay and display parking charges were suspended temporarily in March in response to the Covid-19 crisis, and parking service staff diverted to the emergency response.
Now the wardens are back, in anticipation of the re-opening of shops next week.
A Highland Council spokeswoman said yesterday: “Drivers are being advised that parking enforcement staff have returned to enforcement duties, initially focusing on all on-street restrictions.
“Please park considerately to avoid receiving a penalty.”
Charges at the Inverness Rose Street multi-storey were also dropped during the emergency, but these are likely to resume in early July, the spokeswoman said.
Inverness Central councillor Emma Roddick said she was happy to see parking enforcement starting up again.
She said: “It means residents who have purchased parking permits for their local area have protection and disabled bays in the city are less likely to be abused.”
The council began to take over parking enforcement from the police in 2016, starting with Inverness, Fort William and all off-street car parks.
Enforcement in a further 19 locations came into force last year, in Alness, Brora, Broadford, Dingwall, Dunvegan, Grantown On Spey, Invergordon, Inverness, Kyle of Lochalsh, Kyleakin, Mallaig, Nairn, Portree, Scrabster, Sligachan , Storr, Tain, Thurso, Ullapool and Wick.
Parking enforcement updates are being posted on the Highland Council website.
