Harrow Council is to review parking charges across the borough after it was warned that ‘shops will close’ if nothing is done. At a full meeting of the council late last year, leader Bill Stephenson agreed that inconsistent parking policies across neighbouring parts of the borough were a major issue and that the Labour administration [...]
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Huge abuse of parking bays for the disabled in Harrow
Fraud officers discovered as many as 50 per cent of motorists illegally using parking passes meant for the disabled last week – in a six hour crackdown on blue-badge misuse. The anti-fraud team at Harrow Council, supported by police officers and parking enforcement staff, set up camp at Greenhill Way from 12 noon and 6pm [...]
Harrow Street is paved in gold and carpeted with traffic fines
Station Road in Harrow really is paved with gold – after generating more traffic and parking fines in a year than any other street in London. In the financial year 2008/09, 28,884 drivers were caught doing something illegal along the arterial route – raising at least £1.5million for the council. The road stretches for over [...]