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 [...]
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Parking Charges Lead to Suspension of Park Lane Antiques Fair
Changes in parking regulations in the West End of London have forced Jenny Glanville of KM Fairs to shelve her monthly antiques fair at the Park Lane Hotel on Piccadilly – the fixture started by her mother Kate Marlowe 35 years ago. On an experimental basis starting on January 9, parking changes rolled out across [...]
Councils under fire for high parking charges
A Government minister has rounded on councils who use motorists as a cash cow by levying sky-high parking fees to fill town hall coffers during times of austerity. Norman Baker, the local transport minister, intervened as town halls across the country impose steep rises as their budgets come under pressure. Drivers are facing inflation-busting rises, [...]
London Rated Most Expensive Car Parking City in the World
London is the most expensive city in the world for car parking, according to the latest survey of charges in 156 urban areas. Research by Colliers International shows that parking rates in central London are about 20% higher than Zurich, the next most expensive city. Colliers found that average monthly charges were $1,083 (about £670) [...]
Brent Council accused of conning drivers in parking permit row
Brent council has been accused of conning residents into getting parking fines after it failed to send reminder notices to permit holders. The council usually sends residents a letter to notify them that their permits are due to expire along with a renewal form. But last month they failed to do so, leading to scores [...]
Anger as Lewisham Council doubles parking permit charge
Lewisham drivers are angered after becoming the latest victims of a whopping increase in their parking permits. Residents were shocked to find the annual cost of their permits has doubled – from £60 to £120. For some, the benefits of having a controlled parking zone is now being outweighed by the costs. A local resident [...]
Councils make £1.5bn from motorists
Motorists will pay record sums to councils this year amid a massive rise in parking charges and restrictions. New figures show more than 40 councils across Britain are adding metered spaces or permit zones to streets where drivers currently park for free. Liverpool, Gloucestershire and Blackpool are among those facing the biggest increases, in a sign [...]
Kensington motorists hit with charging increases
Motorists in Kensington and Chelsea are to be stung with a series of charging increases being put in place by the council. Kensington and Chelsea have decided to charge drivers of diesel cars a £15 surcharge on parking permits from April, meaning the most expensive permit, for a car such as a diesel Range Rover, [...]
Parking fines to rise London-wide by £10 from April 15
Drivers will be hit by a London-wide rise in parking fines next month – the first increases since 2007. From April 15, £10 will be added to fines for the most serious offences, increasing charges to £130, or £65 if paid within 14 days, in the central Croydon zone. Fines for serious offences outside the [...]
Camden faces £10million bill for illegal parking tickets
A high court judge has upheld a ruling that tens of thousands of parking fines issued by Camden Council in the first half of 2009 are illegal. The judgment relates to a policy the council launched in January 2009 of charging an administration fee when drivers paid parking tickets by credit cards. The charges were [...]