One of London’s most congested boroughs has frozen parking charges to help residents and businesses cope with the economic slowdown. The move by Hammersmith & Fulham is in sharp contrast to the decision by Westminster to impose new charges in the West End. Nick Botterill, Hammersmith’s deputy leader, said: “We know that local people are [...]
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Parking dubbed the new poll tax as cost of permits more than doubles
The price of parking permits in London has soared in the past three years, an investigation revealed today. Campaigners labelled the council charges a “poll tax” for car owners, with fees going up by as much as 150 per cent in some boroughs. It follows a huge backlash against Westminster City Council’s plan to scrap [...]
Resident parking permit costs increase across London
Councils in London have generated over £186m in revenue from parking permits in the last three years according to a series of Freedom of Information requests from BBC Inside Out. Across London as a whole, the total amount raised from permits has increased each year for the past three years. In 10 London boroughs, the [...]
Ken Livingstone criticises Bexley for parking fines
London mayor candidate Ken Livingstone has slammed Bexley Council for its “religious fanaticism” in raising money through parking fines. Mr Livingstone made the comments when he visited the borough on Monday ahead of next year’s mayoral election. He met with train passengers at Erith Railway Station and students at Bexley College before visiting Welling and [...]
Richmond Council removes CCTV parking penalty cars
Four CCTV camera cars which were involved in more than 18,500 wrongly-issued parking fines being handed out have been removed by Richmond Council. The decision to remove the cars was taken at a meeting on Thursday. In July, the south-west London council agreed to pay out about £1m in wrongly issued penalty charge notices issued [...]
Free weekend parking in Ealing until Christmas
Most car parks across Ealing will be free of charge at weekends throughout December. The council hopes it will attract residents to shop, eat and drink locally in the run-up to Christmas. Council leader Julian Bell said: “When we offered free weekend parking in the weeks following the summer riots, businesses and traders in Ealing [...]
Parking Wars in London
It’s Thursday evening in the West End of London and the Christmas lights are glimmering as tourists swarm and pub crowds spill out on to the pavements. But as she parks her beloved Nissan Micra amid the immaculate stores of Savile Row, Sheila Murray is feeling little festive cheer. “It’s just so unfair,” she says, on the [...]
Parking restrictions eased for district nurses in south London
Lambeth Council has agreed new parking arrangements for nurses and other health professionals who visit patients at home. In a new arrangement with St Thomas’ Hospital, district nurses and other health care professionals in Lambeth can now park on single yellow lines for up to two hours. The change is designed to make sure they [...]
Pressure mounts on Westminster Council for parking charges U-turn
Pressure is mounting on Westminster Council to retract its controversial weekend and evening parking charges with the Mayor of London adding his voice to widespread concern about the plans. Boris Johnson says he has “grave misgivings” about the charges and has asked officials to review their impact. Meanwhile opposition Westminster Labour councillors have called for [...]
Westminster Town Hall’s ‘bogus congestion claims to justify evening parking charges’
Westminster council was today accused of making “bogus claims” about traffic congestion at night in the West End to justify evening parking charges. Council leaders have consistently argued that the fees are needed because the streets are now “every bit as busy” at night as during the day. But one transport expert has said that [...]