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Hounslow makes it easier to pay for parking
A bank card, or phone banking app, can now be used to pay for parking at these locations.
The new state-of-the-art terminals were designed specifically for Hounslow by METRIC and are the first in the UK. Slightly closer to the ground than standard machines, they are accessible for wheelchair users and allow users to select
Click on the link below to see the full story - it takes you to the Hounslow Council website - no paywall
Was the tribunal correct?
A local authority has won an appeal in the Upper Tribunal for Scotland against a decision that a woman who entered the wrong registration number into a parking payment app used in a council car park was required to pay a Penalty Charge Notice for parking without displaying a valid ticket. .....
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If Martin Lewis says you shouldn't ignore it, don't
We've all been there, received the Parking Charge Notice in the post or on our windscreen and thought 'I'll ask the good folk of Facebook for advice'.
That advice is usually along the lines of 'don't pay' or 'throw it away'.
This advice is incorrect.........
Follow the link below for some great advice from Martin Lewis - first broadcast in 2019, but still relevant today, if Martin says don't ignore it, then perhaps you shouldn't...
Martin Lewis debunks private parking ticket myths on when you don't have to pay - Mirror Online
Too many parking apps? Autocar readers think so.
More than four in five motorists dislike using car-parking apps, according to new research by Autocar.
In a survey of 1387 UK-based motorists, 83% preferred to use cash or contactless card payments to park because they do not like having to download so many apps, worry about online fraud, or find that many of the......
For the full story, takes you to the Autocar website, no paywall, click on the link below
Milton Keynes permit parking price changes affect 'GREEN' vehicles
From 1 February 2024, the ultra-low emissions permit will cost £315 per annum, which is a 50% discount on full-price parking charges.
For the last ten years, we’ve provided this permit for free to encourage the use of electric vehicles and promote on-street charging.
In that time, electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle use has increased significantly and the rationale for providing free parking has fallen away.
Please click on the line below for full details......
Latest Parking News | Milton Keynes City Council (milton-keynes.gov.uk)
Latest Retail News . The UK has entered recession.
The UK has officially entered a recession.
Despite GDP falling in successive quarters, it did grow by 0.1% across the whole of 2023, the data shows
GDP shrank by 0.3% in the last quarter of the year - October to December - following a fall of 0.1% in the previous three-month period
Please click on the link below for up to date information - takes you to the BBC live website.
UK recession: New GDP figures show UK entered recession in 2023 - BBC News
Transport Planning Society Key recommendations for parking policy
Transport is the largest source of emissions in the UK. the TPS have put together several key recommendations for the government to use parking policy to drive a shift .......
Please follow the link below to read the full document
Key recommendations for parking policy.jpg (2550×3300) (tps.org.uk)
We want a ban on pavement parking now!
The Local Government Association (LGA) says councils do not have the powers they need to tackle the "scourge" of pavement parking.
Wheelchair users, older people and those with pushchairs are put at risk by being forced to use the road, according to the report.
The government says it has consulted with councils on how to take action.
London is currently the only area in England where pavement parking is banned, and the report urges the government to extend the ban to the rest of the country.
According to the LGA...........
Please follow the link below, which takes you to the BBC website, for the full story.
Councils call for pavement parking to be banned across England - BBC News
lATEST pARKING INDUSTRY NEWS
Too many parking apps? Autocar readers think so.
More than four in five motorists dislike using car-parking apps, according to new research by Autocar.
In a survey of 1387 UK-based motorists, 83% preferred to use cash or contactless card payments to park because they do not like having to download so many apps, worry about online fraud, or find that many of the......
For the full story, takes you to the Autocar website, no paywall, click on the link below
Milton Keynes permit parking price changes affect 'GREEN' vehicles
From 1 February 2024, the ultra-low emissions permit will cost £315 per annum, which is a 50% discount on full-price parking charges.
For the last ten years, we’ve provided this permit for free to encourage the use of electric vehicles and promote on-street charging.
In that time, electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle use has increased significantly and the rationale for providing free parking has fallen away.
Please click on the line below for full details......
Latest Parking News | Milton Keynes City Council (milton-keynes.gov.uk)
Latest Retail News . The UK has entered recession.
The UK has officially entered a recession.
Despite GDP falling in successive quarters, it did grow by 0.1% across the whole of 2023, the data shows
GDP shrank by 0.3% in the last quarter of the year - October to December - following a fall of 0.1% in the previous three-month period
Please click on the link below for up to date information - takes you to the BBC live website.
UK recession: New GDP figures show UK entered recession in 2023 - BBC News
Transport Planning Society Key recommendations for parking policy
Transport is the largest source of emissions in the UK. the TPS have put together several key recommendations for the government to use parking policy to drive a shift .......
Please follow the link below to read the full document
Key recommendations for parking policy.jpg (2550×3300) (tps.org.uk)
We want a ban on pavement parking now!
The Local Government Association (LGA) says councils do not have the powers they need to tackle the "scourge" of pavement parking.
Wheelchair users, older people and those with pushchairs are put at risk by being forced to use the road, according to the report.
The government says it has consulted with councils on how to take action.
London is currently the only area in England where pavement parking is banned, and the report urges the government to extend the ban to the rest of the country.
According to the LGA...........
Please follow the link below, which takes you to the BBC website, for the full story.
Councils call for pavement parking to be banned across England - BBC News