Officials and dependants in UK have got off scot-free from 78 charges due to diplomatic immunity. They have been caught shoplifting and drink-driving, been accused of robbery and human trafficking, and two notable “offenders” each owe £3m in congestion charge fines. But instead of facing the full weight of the law this privileged group have [...]
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UK Hospitals earn millions from parking fines
Epsom and St Helier University Hospital Trust in Surrey earned more than £1.8 million from car parking fees in a single year, according to a revealing report on parking charges levied on hospital visitors published today. Which?, the consumer association, has named and shamed the worst NHS hospital car parks in England based on information [...]
New car parking charges confirmed in Redbridge
Redbridge Council confirmed that parkers using Wanstead Library in Spratt Hall Road will pay 10p for the 1st hour, £1 for 1 to 2 hours, £2 for 2 to 3 hours, and £3 for 3 hours or even more from Tues. June one, with free vehicle parking for blue badge holders. The charges will also [...]
Cash-free parking scheme introduced in Bromley
Cash-free parking is set for the borough for all on and off-street parking except the town centre’s multi-storey car parks. Commuters driving from the south and south-east of London register once, park anywhere along a corridor through Bromley, Lewisham or Southwark, and use the same phone number and parking system. The contract was awarded to [...]
Camden Council Introduce Cash Free Ticketing
Fifty years since parking meters were introduced in London, motorists in Camden are set to benefit from new cash-free machines. The new meters will make it much quicker and easier for people to park safely and legally in the borough. Motorists need not risk getting a ticket if they can’t find any change, as the [...]
Call to drop Romford hospital car parking charges
An independent health body has called for Queen’s Hospital to scrap car parking charges amid horror stories from patients. Havering Local Involvement Network (LINk) is set to make a written recommendation to John Goulston, chief executive of Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust, early next week urging him to cut the controversial charges. But the [...]
Couple’s Victory Over Boxing Day Parking Fine
A couple wrongly clamped for failing to pay at a parking meter on Boxing Day have won a landmark ruling. A London council had said it was within its rights as it treated the Monday after Christmas — not Saturday, 26 December last year — as Boxing Day. But an appeal panel rejected its argument [...]
Hillingdon is overall winner of British Parking Awards 2010
The London Borough of Hillingdon emerged as the big winner at the British Parking Awards 2010, which were announced in London on Friday 12th March. The west London council was named Overall Winner after being recognised for its work in launching the Hillingdon First smart card; that gives residents discounted parking and developing training for [...]
2,000 extra parking spaces for car clubs promised
The number of parking spaces dedicated to car club vehicles in London is to double to 4,000, London Mayor Boris Johnson announced today. The Mayor, who is investing £500,000 to set up the new spaces by the end of next March, said: “Car clubs cut Londoners’ costs, help reduce congestion and ease pressure on parking. [...]
Hospital parking costs add to stress of using NHS
Two-thirds of NHS users say the price is too high. Overcrowded and expensive car parks add to the stress of visits to NHS hospitals for half of those using them, according to a report published today. Problems finding a space, the cost of parking and a host of confusing payment systems are among the difficulties [...]
