Enforcement Summit addresses town centre parking and safer streets
The Enforcement Summit 2013 explores how effective enforcement operations can improve compliance with parking and highways regulations, reduce vandalism and anti-social behaviour, and so deliver a more civil society. The sessions “Making parking in the real world” looks at how to keep parking and essential delivery areas in town centres and other destinations accessible. It includes contributions from local authorities, par... continue
Congestion charge is an option, says Bristol mayor
Patrick McDonnell
Bristol’s independent mayor has set up a study to consider the introduction of a congestion charge in the city. But George Ferguson’s comment that a congestion zone could be in place within the next four years... continue
Private equity firm buys Civica
Enforcement IT and business services provider Civica has been sold by 3i to another private equity investor OMERS Private Equity (OPE) for... continue
JBW expands team and opens new base
JBW has opened an operational base in Lancaster with an additional 51 field enforcement agents. The company says the new base, which will be... continue
Automated parcel lockers launched
InPost UK is a new business that aims to create a national network of over 2,000 parcel lockers by the end of 2013.
The lockers will allow parcels... continue
Lambeth plans framework deal for phone parking
Deniz Huseyin
Lambeth council has appointed PayByPhone as the first step in its bid to create a phone parking framework agreement involving Westminster, City of London, Transport for London and Brighton & Hove Council. The contract... continue
Milton Keynes awards contract to VINCI Park
Mark Moran
VINCI Park UK has been awarded a five-year parking management contract by Milton Keynes Council. The French-owned parking company will be reponsible for on-street parking enforcement, cash collection, equipment maintenance,... continue
Islington's PCNs not clear on appeals, says adjudicator
Patrick McDonnell
Patrick McDonnell A parking adjudicator has overturned a penalty charge notice (PCN) issued by the London Borough of Islington because wording on the ticket did not properly explain the representations process. Also, the... continue
Ticket gives private land offenders a verbal warning
Deniz Huseyin
A ‘talking’ parking ticket that issues a verbal warning to those who have parked on private land has been launched by parking operator FlashPark. The warning, which FlashPark describes as the world’s first... continue
Coleman admits to assault on parking campaigner
Patrick McDonnell
Former Conservative mayor of Barnet Brian Coleman has been found guilty of assault at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court. Coleman, a councillor at the... continue
Polish disabled badge was fake
A motorist has lost his appeal against 11 penalty charge notices after it emerged that the Polish disabled badge he was using was fake. Sandwell... continue
‘Staring eyes’ poster cuts cycle thefts by 62%
Bicycle thefts have dropped by more than half after posters showing staring eyes were placed above the bike racks, research by Newcastle University... continue
New courts to hear traffic offences
Dedicated traffic courts are to be set up in England and Wales to prosecute minor motoring offences after a pilot scheme in nine areas.
The move aims... continue
Hodge involved in 'dooring’ incident
MP Margaret Hodge has apologised to a cyclist after causing him to collide with her car door as she opened it. The Labour MP was canvassing in... continue
Parking pair survive car park plunge
An elderly couple had a lucky escape after their car plunged from a supermarket car park roof. The Kia Ceed careered out of control on the... continue
Walsall multi-storey refurbished
A multi-storey car park in the St Matthew’s Quarter of Walsall has been upgraded.
The refurbishment of the 1,000-space car park is part of a... continue
Oxford car park redeveloped
Work has started on turning part of an Oxford car park into students housing, but local retailers fear the loss of parking spaces could hit trade.... continue
All-party group says more parking will boost cycling
Deniz Huseyin
Ample cycle parking must be provided in residential areas and key destinations such as schools, workplaces, town centres and public transport interchanges to encourage more people to ride bikes. This was one of the ... continue
Bath P&R boost
Bath & North East Somerset Council has completed the second stage of its plan to increase capacity at three park & ride sites. Number... continue
Islington’s Galsworthy joins software firm
Deniz Huseyin
Islington’s parking chief John Galsworthy has left the London borough to take up a new post as chief technology officer at IT company... continue
Howell joins Empark team
Philip Howell has joined parking operator Empark UK in the role of development manager. Howell entered the parking sector in 1998 as a manager at... continue
