The price of parking permits in London has soared in the past three years, an investigation revealed today. Campaigners labelled the council charges a “poll tax” for car owners, with fees going up by as much as 150 per cent in some boroughs. It follows a huge backlash against Westminster City Council’s plan to scrap [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Parking Permits’
Resident parking permit costs increase across London
Councils in London have generated over £186m in revenue from parking permits in the last three years according to a series of Freedom of Information requests from BBC Inside Out. Across London as a whole, the total amount raised from permits has increased each year for the past three years. In 10 London boroughs, the [...]
Estate agency staff guilty of parking scam
Six members of staff at an award-winning firm of London agents were hauled up before court after operating a scam which, it was claimed, was company policy. Employees at the Maida Vale branch of Greene and Co – the firm made famous when it starred in a fly-on-the-wall TV documentary a few years ago – [...]
Brent Council accused of conning drivers in parking permit row
Brent council has been accused of conning residents into getting parking fines after it failed to send reminder notices to permit holders. The council usually sends residents a letter to notify them that their permits are due to expire along with a renewal form. But last month they failed to do so, leading to scores [...]
Anger as Lewisham Council doubles parking permit charge
Lewisham drivers are angered after becoming the latest victims of a whopping increase in their parking permits. Residents were shocked to find the annual cost of their permits has doubled – from £60 to £120. For some, the benefits of having a controlled parking zone is now being outweighed by the costs. A local resident [...]
Westminster residents want a cap on parking permits
The majority of Westminster residents want a cap on the number of parking permits registered to each address, according a recent survey. Almost three quarters, 72 per cent, of respondents to Westminster Council’s ‘parking policy options’ consultation said there should be a limit on the number of parking permits issued to each household. In addition, [...]
Parking chiefs under fire for £375k bill for staff permits
East End parking chiefs have come under fire for handing out more than 700 staff parking permits at a cost of £375,000 to the taxpayer. Each department at Tower Hamlets Council siphons off cash from their budget to pay for permits, which cost an average of £525 each. Alongside the 715 handed out borough-wide permits, [...]
Sutton Council to Simplify Residents Parking
Sutton Council is proposing to make parking for residents in the borough easier by simplifying permits and reducing regulations for visitors’ passes. Plans to go before the Executive today (14 February), if agreed, would see a reduction in the number and type of permits issued to make the process easier and reduce back office costs. [...]
Croydon Councillors accused of double standards over free parking
Councillors in Croydon will be immune from the controversial parking charge increases they are considering unleashing. While residents will have to stump up to park in their own streets until midnight under the proposals, Croydon councillors can use their members’ permits to park wherever they like for free. More than 100 passes are allocated to [...]