Camden Council could be forced to repay millions of pounds worth of parking fines following accusations that around 20 parking wardens have been patrolling the borough illegally for years. A tradesman is challenging the legality of hundreds of parking tickets after it emerged that many long-serving wardens fled the service after an immigration check on [...]
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Kingston’s most lucrative street for parking fines rakes in more than £100,000 a year
The most lucrative street in Kingston for parking fines has raked in more than £100,000 for the council. Kingston Council has issued 2,879 parking tickets to motorists in Tolworth Broadway since August 2010, earning the Guildhall £127,370, according to figures released under the Freedom of Information Act. The top four streets – Tolworth Broadway, along [...]
Parking will remain free in Richmond and Bushy parks
Park lovers will be pleased to hear parking will continue to remain free in both Richmond and Bushy parks. The reassurance came following concerns about what would happen when responsibility for the day-to-day running of the Royal Parks is transferred to a new board at the start of 2012. Mark Camley, chief executive of the [...]
West End stars sign petition against parking charges
Some of theatre’s biggest stars have signed a petition against plans to introduce evening and Sunday parking charges in London’s West End. Actors Tom Conti, Linda Bellingham, Bill Paterson and Roger Lloyd Pack have signed the petition against Westminster City Council’s plans. The Tory council intends to introduce parking charges of up to £4.80 an [...]
Greenwich Council could issue parking fines of £1,000 during London 2012 Olympics
Greenwich Council is seeking permission to bring in enhanced penalties of between £500 and £1,000 during the Olympics in certain parts of the borough. The proposal has been made to London Councils, an umbrella organisation of all the London boroughs, which is looking to toughen up parking control for the duration of the Games to [...]
Saturday parking charges in Merton Park dropped after huge opposition
Council plans to charge for Saturday parking in residential streets have been dropped, as a survey suggests massive opposition to the idea. Research by the Merton Park Ward Residents’ Association (MPWRA) found 88 per cent of residents in the ward opposed the extension of Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs) from Monday to Friday to Monday to [...]
Thousands have parking fines refunded by Richmond Council
Wrongly issued parking tickets making £1.1 million will be refunded by a London council. Campaigners believe an admission by Richmond upon Thames council that its mobile CCTV vans had the wrong kind of cameras installed could open the door to a flood of other claims across the capital. Conservative-run Richmond has apologised after being caught [...]
Free Saturday parking in Islington before Christmas
Traders in Islington have welcomed plans by the council to open up free parking to shoppers on Saturdays, it has been revealed, which could also benefit the friends and relatives who come to visit their loved ones who live in the borough around Christmas time. Indeed, as shops prepare for people to start their Christmas [...]
West End parking bans delayed for Christmas
Tough new parking controls in Westminster have been postponed to avoid confusing thousands of shoppers flooding into London at Christmas. The council had planned to extend the hours of control in the West End from December 1. The moves included a ban on parking on single yellow lines in central areas in the evenings and [...]
Richmond plans to purge streets of double yellows
Hundreds of metres of double yellow lines could be removed from six target towns in Richmond upon Thames before the end of the financial year, after local people told the Council it was difficult to park in shopping areas. Richmond Council is preparing to remove lines and create extra parking spaces in town centres particularly [...]