253 - 25 April 2013: News
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Business News
Details of how Serco plans to operate the contract it has won from the tri-borough West London Alliance took more shape during Parkex.
The West... continue
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News Lead Story
Deniz Huseyin
Westminster is set to “re-align” the way it runs parking services, with two new style contracts to be split between technology and... continue
Westminster is set to “re-align” the way it runs parking services, with two new style contracts to be split between technology and... continue
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Operational Lead Story
Passengers who turn up and pay for short-stay airport parking rather than pre-booking could be paying almost three times as much, according to Which?... continue
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Enforcement News
South Gloucestershire Council has scrapped a five-minute grace period for parking on street after discovering that some drivers were abusing the... continue
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Operational
A parking ticket that doubles as a lottery ticket has boosted trade in the West Dorset town of Beaminster. The district council says the lottery,... continue
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Operational
Almost 60 rail station car parks will be revamped as part of plans to improve Scottish rail stations used by the Ryder Cup and Commonwealth Games... continue
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News Lead Story
Deniz Huseyin
NSL retained the on-street parking management in Brighton & Hove after being the only operator to submit a tender. The council revealed that 12... continue
NSL retained the on-street parking management in Brighton & Hove after being the only operator to submit a tender. The council revealed that 12... continue
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Crime
Patrick McDonnell
Attacks on civil enforcement officers (CEOs) in Leeds have dropped by 50% since the introduction of body worn video cameras (PR May 2011). Assaults... continue
Attacks on civil enforcement officers (CEOs) in Leeds have dropped by 50% since the introduction of body worn video cameras (PR May 2011). Assaults... continue
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Enforcement News
The return of parking enforcement to Bridgend and the Vale of Glamorgan more than two years after South Wales Police withdrew its traffic wardens has... continue
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Crime
Parking signs in Seaford, East Sussex, have been vandalised causing hundreds of pounds of damage. The attacks, on 15 signs in February involved the... continue
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Traffic Management
A 20mph speed limit has been introduced in the centre of Brighton & Hove. The reduced speed limit is in force on 500 streets covering most... continue
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Operational
New Forest District Council has approved plans to charge Blue Badge holders to park in its car parks. This will involve the installation of 49 new... continue
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Enforcement News Lead Story
The PATROL (Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London) Joint Committee has moved its headquarters from Manchester City Council, which was its... continue
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Contract wins
Car park operator Q-Park has switched payment services for parking machines and season tickets in the UK to payment services provider CreditCall.... continue
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Parking Policy
Patrick McDonnell
The scrapping of tariffs at hospital car parks in Scotland has saved patients and NHS staff £13m, according to the Scottish government. Since... continue
The scrapping of tariffs at hospital car parks in Scotland has saved patients and NHS staff £13m, according to the Scottish government. Since... continue
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Parking Policy
The chief executive of West Hertfordshire Hospital NHS Trust has apologised for the lack of consultation over proposals to charge disabled people to... continue
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Business News
The design, management and refurbishment of off-street parking is the focus of the annual Parking & Property conference, which takes place in... continue
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News Lead Story
Reducing dangerous parking outside schools, kerbing speeding in residential neighbourhoods and implementing civil parking enforcement are some of the... continue
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Construction
The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust has awarded IHP an £8m contract to design and construct a multi-storey car... continue
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Construction
Parking beneath offices belonging to Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) in the cathedral city of St Albans have been upgraded.
The... continue
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Construction
A new three-storey car park at the University of Essex in Colchester is providing students and staff with an additional 357 parking spaces.
The total... continue
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People News
Mike Palmer has joined APCOA Parking (UK) as head of technical projects following a career in both project and customer relationship... continue
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People News
Simon Wilson has joined the board of APCOA Parking (UK) in the position of operations director. Wilson joins the company from Cushman & Wakefield... continue
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People News
Paul Caddy has joined bailiff enforcement and debt collection firm Phoenix after 13 years as a director at Marston Group. He will take on a broad... continue
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News Lead Story
There are around 10 million parking spaces in Britain, with local authority sites generating an estimated £1.5 billion per year, suggests... continue
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Parking Policy
Colleges and universities will often find that charging for parking is the best way to both manage demand and also improve the quality of car parks,... continue
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Parking Policy
The actual shape and size of the UK parking sector is a matter of debate and speculation. During Parkex 2013 some light was shed on questions such as... continue
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Parking Policy
Properly managed parking can be a boon to local economies and the environment, local transport minister Norman Baker said in a recorded address shown... continue
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Business News
Cashless parking provider Bemrose Mobile used Parkex to launch a scheme which it says will make up to £10m available to local authorities for... continue
