The London Borough of Richmond is set to scrap its CO2-related parking charge scheme three years after the previous Liberal Democrat administration pioneered the initiative. The Conservative-run council claims the scheme failed in its aim to encourage residents to change their cars to lower emission models. Richmond is still London’s worst polluting borough for CO2, [...]
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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 [...]
2,000 extra parking spaces for car clubs promised
The number of parking spaces dedicated to car club vehicles in London is to double to 4,000, London Mayor Boris Johnson announced today. The Mayor, who is investing £500,000 to set up the new spaces by the end of next March, said: “Car clubs cut Londoners’ costs, help reduce congestion and ease pressure on parking. [...]
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 [...]
London Parking Fines Income Causes Anger
Kingston Council got the equivalent of £22.16 per head in parking fines for every person in the borough last year, with total penalties reaching £2,230,218 – up £20,000 from the previous 12-month period. According to the 2001 census the daytime population of Kingston is about 100,000, which works out at just over £22 in fines [...]
Pre-paid parking card launched in Richmond
A new Oyster-like pre-paid card is set to change the future of parking in an attempt to make the manoeuvre easier – and cheaper – to carry out. The RichmondCard, believed to be the first of its kind, was launched this week by Richmond Council and will enable drivers to claim a discount on their [...]
Free Parking Boost For Businesses In Richmond
All Council run and operated car parks in Richmond upon Thames will be free on August bank holiday Monday, as the Council continues to support businesses and tourism by making shopping and visiting as easy as possible. Many of the borough’s car parks are free on weekends and bank holidays already, but the Council’s decision [...]
Richmond to introduce CO2 car parks charges from September
A controversial plan to implement parking based on vehicle CO2 emissions is set to come into force this autumn. At a meeting of Richmond Council’s transport consultative group on Wednesday, the borough’s transport chief gave the go-ahead for traffic orders to be drawn up to extend the authority’s emissions-based parking permit scheme. It will mean [...]
Government Urged to block parking fees in Richmond & Bushy Park
Richmond Council has broken its silence over proposed parking charges in Richmond and Bushy Park by calling on the Government to halt the plan. A new alliance between council leaders from Richmond, Kingston and Wandsworth – formed following a meeting with the deputy chief of the Royal Parks, Colin Buttery, at the end of last [...]
Nurses win car parking reprieve in disputes with local councils
Two groups of nurses have successfully won concessions over car parking with local councils this month. District nurses from south-west London were due to protest last week outside council offices after receiving parking fines that could amount to hundreds of pounds. The nurses, from NHS Richmond, were unhappy at a decision by the London Borough of [...]
