Comments on: Boxing Day parking fines planned http://freetopark.co.uk/2009/12/11/boxing-day-parking-fines-planned/ Where to park in London...For Free! Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:26:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: L M Lai http://freetopark.co.uk/2009/12/11/boxing-day-parking-fines-planned/comment-page-1/#comment-219 L M Lai Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:17:42 +0000 http://freetopark.co.uk/?p=1339#comment-219 Boxing day is a public holiday regardless of which day of the week it falls on and therefore parking should be free. I disagree with Kevin Goad, Westminster's head of parking, who said 'enforcing charges was necessary for the safety of motorists and pedestrians and to keep traffic moving'. Firstly there is not the same volume of traffic as normal saturdays, secondly, the traffic will move better if there were not so many obstructions caused by indiscriminate barriers/diversions allegedly for construction or roadworks and third but not least, how can he expect people not to use cars when public transport is not available on Boxing day? If he allows shops to open, then surely he would rather people came out to make it worthwhile for the vendors. Parking wardens in central London are unreasonable and cause infinite misery to many honest taxpayers- it is time to abandon this form of 'traffic control' which is only useful as a very lucrative business for the parking control companies. Boxing day is a public holiday regardless of which day of the week it falls on and therefore parking should be free. I disagree with Kevin Goad, Westminster’s head of parking, who said ‘enforcing charges was necessary for the safety of motorists and pedestrians and to keep traffic moving’. Firstly there is not the same volume of traffic as normal saturdays, secondly, the traffic will move better if there were not so many obstructions caused by indiscriminate barriers/diversions allegedly for construction or roadworks and third but not least, how can he expect people not to use cars when public transport is not available on Boxing day? If he allows shops to open, then surely he would rather people came out to make it worthwhile for the vendors.

Parking wardens in central London are unreasonable and cause infinite misery to many honest taxpayers- it is time to abandon this form of ‘traffic control’ which is only useful as a very lucrative business for the parking control companies.

]]> By: Dr sheila rossan http://freetopark.co.uk/2009/12/11/boxing-day-parking-fines-planned/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Dr sheila rossan Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:54:30 +0000 http://freetopark.co.uk/?p=1339#comment-217 Boxing Day parking in Camden Boxing Day parking in Camden

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