New initiatives put in place at First Great Western have had considerable impact in improving performance at the much-maligned operator. In the five... continue

Meera Rambissoon
Merseyrail is unique in many respects. It’s not a franchise, but a 25-year concession. Its electric network runs from a line separate to the... continue

By James Dark
Network Rail will work more closely with train operators in preparing contingency plans to minimise the impact of engineering projects which overrun.... continue

Patrick McDonnell
A review of parking enforcement in Edinburgh has pinpointed a number of failings in operator NCP Services performance. The firm took over enforcement... continue

TRL’s Parking Benchmarking Initiative (PBI) is now believed to be the biggest scheme of its kind in the parking sector. It has 45 members, 36... continue

Re: British Parking Awards I am disappointed to learn that RingGo has an award. I used their service today at Knutsford services on the M6 and feel... continue

Mike Macey
Local authorities implementing civil parking enforcement (CPE) under the Traffic Management Act (TMA) 2004 will be anxious to benchmark their... continue

Danny Chalkley
Last year proved to be a characteristically eventful one for Westminster’s Parking Service as we continued to deliver further improvements for... continue

Mark Moran
Parking equipment manufacturer Metric Group is to move into the management sector. The Swindon-based company has long been established as a leading... continue

Mark Moran
A patchwork of mobile parking systems is growing up nationwide, with rival companies and various councils setting up their own registration... continue

Patrick McDonnell
The latest discussions between two south coast councils over a pay for parking scheme in Eastbourne remains deadlocked. The borough council and East... continue

Deniz Huseyin
Lancashire’s cross-border parking partnership is undergoing an internal audit to investigate why it is set to report losses of almost... continue

Mark Moran
The Consumers Association is advising its members that it is always worth appealing against penalty charge notices issued by local authorities. The... continue

Mike Macey
Under the Traffic Management Act 2004 (TMA) there is an (arguably simplistic) assumption that more detailed and freely available local authority... continue

The park & ride scheme in Peterborough has seen a 43% year-on-year increase in passenger usage over the same four-week period in 2006. Last year,... continue

Mark Moran
Local authority parking teams have much to gain and benefit from working together on procurement, Westminster’s director of parking, Alastair... continue

Police arrested a parking attendant who allegedly assaulted a motorcyclist in Swiss Cottage, central London, last month. Local newspaper The Ham... continue

Mark Moran
A wide-ranging review of parking documentation and notices has been commissioned by the Outside London Joint Committee (formerly the National Parking... continue

In two years virtually every London commuter train operator and every regional train operator will run 90% of services on time, according to new... continue

The number of trains arriving on time is 88.7%, ahead of the industry target of 88.3%, according to the Office of Rail Regulation’s periodic... continue