Motorists face having to pay for parking up until MIDNIGHT, under new changes being introduced. Car parking charges will be going up by an average of nine per cent in the new year, Croydon Council has revealed. And it plans to extend charges, which currently end at 5pm or 7pm, until midnight. Councillor Phil Thomas, [...]
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Parking charges to increase by over 50% in Hammersmith and Fulham
Pay and display charges across most of the borough are set to leap up by more than 50 per cent over the next two years. Hammersmith and Fulham Council plans to raise its standard £1.80 per hour fee to £2.40 from next month and up to £2.80 next year. Higher town centre charges in Fulham, [...]
Phone parking set to revolutionise Sutton
Struggling with coins could be a thing of the past as pay-by-phone parking is being introduced to Sutton. The quick and easy to use system will enable residents to pay over the phone using a credit or debit card instead of using cash in council car parks from October 4. The service, which costs an [...]
Councils to introduce workplace parking levy to raise money
A number of local authorities are actively examining introducing the charge in an attempt to raise funds as local budgets are slashed. Various London Councils are to attend a seminar next month that has a workplace parking levy on the agenda. Authorities in Milton Keynes, Cambridge and Oxford have all previously expressed an interest. Last [...]
Car parking wars
From the Daily Telegraph; Sobering reading… Driveways, garages – even forecourts, if your car is small enough – could soon have more impact on the value of your home than a Smallbone kitchen or converted attic, following a dramatic swing in the way local councils across Britain are now milking the motorist. It started three [...]