The number of motorists fined for parking offences in central London will rise from today as 100 CCTV “spy” cameras are switched on.
The move follows a reprieve of nearly a year for drivers after the wireless cameras had to be switched off because they did not meet Department for Transport guidelines on image quality.
Westminster council [...]
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100 extra CCTV cameras mean more parking fines in Westminster
Business group praises Epping Forest car park charge freeze
A business lobby group has praised Epping Forest District Council after it ratified proposals to freeze all car park charges in the region for the second year running.
Chairman of the south west Essex branch of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), David Miles, said:
“At a meeting this week Epping Forest Council confirmed that for the [...]
London council set to raise parking permit charge for diesel cars
Thousands of Londoners face higher parking permit charges for diesel cars under moves to cut pollution.
Town hall chiefs in Kensington and Chelsea are considering raising their £5.50 surcharge on parking permits for diesel vehicles.
The borough, which has a number of pollution hotspots including Cromwell Road and Westway, is also calling for road tax to be [...]
Westminster Parking Charges Set To Be Driven Up
City Hall has been accused of using parking enforcement to raise revenue after it announced plans to increase charges.
Westminster motorists could face a £7.3million bill in what critics say is a cynical move to fill the £22m black hole in the council’s books.
The proposals include doubling the cost of meter charges in St John’s [...]
Tube Stations Within the Congestion Charging Zone
We have noticed that our database has been sending out quite a few error messages to clients using our service who have been texting us with the name of a tube station that falls within the Congestion Charging Zone, which is an area we don’t cover.
Although we have tried to make this clear on [...]
Free bike parking scrapped permanently
Free motorcycle parking will be scrapped for good from Monday under a decision by London’s Westminster City Council.
A controversial trial of charging riders will be made permanent under a new bylaw.
Announcing its decision, Westminster said: “The permanent traffic orders will come into force from Monday 25 January.”
But campaigners believe the move can still be defeated [...]
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 a mile [...]
Westminster to ban free parking in the evening
Free evening parking would be scrapped across much of the West End in plans being considered by a London council.
The move, which has outraged motorist and tourism groups, would extend parking meter charges and single yellow line penalties until midnight from Monday to Saturday in Westminster’s central controlled zones. Currently, there is free parking in [...]
London Royal Parks parking fees approved
Culture minister Margaret Hodge has given the go-ahead for new parking charges in two Royal Parks in London.
Motorists parking in Richmond Park, and Bushy Park, both in south-west London, will have to pay £1 and 50p respectively to park for one hour.
Residents and politicians have fought the proposals – saying it is a tax on [...]
London bikers face motorcycle parking fees even after protests
Motorcycles are more popular than ever in England.
But rather than enjoying the camaraderie among fellow riders, British bikers are feeling the wrath of parking fees.
As of January 25th riders will be charged £1 a day for on-street parking in Westminster, a part of London. The council’s decision to levy the fee makes it the first [...]
