With reference to Anna Demanuele's letter (Clearer Signage Needed, November 17), I am directed by the Floriana local council to state the following.
The council would like to clarify that the signs mentioned by Ms Demanuele have been affixed according the guidelines published by the Malta Transport Authority. In addition, in the past weeks the council checked with the authority about the parking bays being painted in green or blue and the reply was that, according to the Motor Vehicle Regulations, parking bays may be marked in white or yellow lines only.
Since yellow parking bays are perceived as not allowing parking, there is no other alternative for the choice of colour these parking bays had to be marked with.
Although the signs and parking bays are according to the stipulated laws, the council will consider taking up Ms Demanuele's suggestion and put up another sign in between the two existing signs.