Help motorists, Pickles tells councils

Councils should look at ways of raising income by helping motorists rather than turning them into “cash cows”, according to communities and local government secretary Eric Pickles. “Pushing up parking charges is in many ways the lazy approach to raising revenue,” he said. He praised local authorities that have opened up their MOT test centres to the public. “MOT schemes show that there are plenty of opportunities for councils to raise extra income without turning...

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