Pay parking is part of the island's new traffic strategy

The House refused to pass the Committee's policy letter on Friday, which would have set the charge at 40 pence per hour.

Deputy Tony Webber says it was clear partial paid parking would not work.

And he thinks members of the Committee should step down.

It was a dog's dinner Deputy Brian Russell

"They have caused a lot of worry and concern to huge numbers of people about these proposals.

"As one States member said in the debate - who actually supports these proposals.

The Traffic Committee's President Deputy Pat Mellor says she is not surprised with the calls from Deputy Webber but says her committee has worked very hard to produce the policy letter.

She says although they take responsibility they did exactly what they did exactly what the States had directed them to do.

She says it is not her committee that is made the mistakes.

"The mistakes have been made by those members who didn't have the courage to stand by a decision that they made 16 weeks ago and ratified two weeks ago at the policy planning debate," she said.

'Waste of time'

"I'm not responsible for the lack of courage of some of my fellow members."

Another Guernsey deputy described last week's States meeting as the "worst" he had ever attended.

"We went round in circles we talked continuously and we made no proper provision for the Alderney breakwater - we left Sunday trading up in the air again," said Deputy Brian Russell.

"And we failed to set a rate for pay parking.

"It was a total waste of time and I was ashamed to take part in it.