Councils across Britain have been accused of declaring “war on the motorist” after introducing a raft of new parking charges to plug holes in their budgets. In towns and cities across the country, the cost of parking is soaring, with some local authorities doubling – and in one case trebling – their rates. Elsewhere, residents [...]
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Motorists are ‘milked’ for £900,000 of parking fines every day
Motorists are being used as “cash cows” with parking fines seen as a lucrative source of income for local councils, despite penalties falling, campaigners have claimed. Figures obtained by the Taxpayers’ Alliance (TPA), which campaigns for lower taxes, showed that the amount raised in parking fines dropped by 16 per cent last year. The figures, [...]
Please Help Us With Our Parking Survey
We have put together a very short, 10 question parking survey about the travel habits of London visitors. If you are a UK resident, we would be very grateful if you could take a minute or two to complete the survey for us. The results will be used in a future press release to help [...]
Free to Park Texting Service is now Live!
Our SMS text back service is now fully operational. Just text the word “parking” and the name of a tube station outside the congestion charging zone to 80039 and you will receive a text message by return giving you details of where to park for free within walking distance of the station. Please visit the [...]
Tower Hamlets Council Freezes Parking Charges
In an effort to boost to local businesses and residents alike, parking charges in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets will be frozen in 2009 and weekend parking around shopping areas, like the borough’s vibrant weekend markets, will be made free of charge. This follows the lead set by Kensington and Chelsea Council, as reported [...]
Kensington and Chelsea parking charges reduced to beat crunch
Free parking to help businesses through the recession will be provided every Saturday throughout April in Kensington and Chelsea. Kensington and Chelsea Council agreed the proposals last month which will apply to the borough’s 5,600 pay and display parking bays, meaning motorists feeling the pinch of the credit crunch could save up to £6 per week. [...]
Council is trying to kill off Coulsdon by slashing free parking, say traders
Coulsdon traders claim the council is trying to kill off the town after plans to slash free parking were approved this week. The move comes just days after they wrote a letter to London mayor Boris Johnson, calling on him to lift parking restrictions to bring shoppers back to the ailing town centre. On Tuesday, [...]
£11.5m earmarked to make London ‘car-free’ for Olympics
Funding confirmed to improve London’s cycling and walking network in time for 2012 The Olympics Delivery Authority (ODA) confirmed it would invest £11.5 million on improving London’s cycling and walking network in time for the Olympics in 2012. The cash is part of an ambition to keep the forthcoming event as car-free as possible, according [...]
London Parking Wardens
I found this great article on tripadvisor.com Useful information for anyone travelling to London; but when our new service goes live in the next month or so we’ll be showing you a very cost effective way to avoid all this stress! London Parking Wardens If you are renting a car or driving in your own [...]
Green parking plan to be extended
A London council has announced plans to extend a scheme that charges the most polluting vehicles more to park. Richmond Council’s system of variable charging for residents’ spaces will now apply to all car parks and parking spaces in the borough. Charges will rise by 25% for vehicles producing more than 180g of CO2 per [...]
