Parking enforcement is not likely to begin in West Lothian for at least three years, as councillors were warned there was no 'quick or cheap fix' the area's parking problems.
A two year study into the issue also found that the initial set-up could cost the council could top around £500,000.
Despite this the report was backed by the council’s Executive, which agreed to pursue the development of a parking programme of Decriminalised Parking Enforcement (DPE).