Taking a stand against Blue Badge fraud

Taking a stand against Blue Badge fraud

Tom Gallagher

The National Blue Badge Day of Action is a critical initiative uniting all UK councils in a unified commitment to rigorously enforce the Blue Badge scheme. It is a day where participating councils intensify enforcement, increase public awareness, and educate communities on the correct usage of Blue... continue

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10 Apr 2024Parking Review Opinion

Transport planners examine merit of DfT ‘driver-friendly’ rules

Senior transport and traffic professionals have given their forthright reactions to the tranche of new traffic guidance introduced by the Government just before Easter in support of its Plan for Drivers. The range of new notices and regulations was covered in the last issue of LTT including... continue

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10 Apr 2024Local Transport Today News
Blue coat attendants now on patrol in Northern Ireland

Blue coat attendants now on patrol in Northern Ireland

The enforcement of both on-street and off-street parking in Northern Ireland has until now been provided by red-coated traffic attendants through an agreement between the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) and... continue

10 Apr 2024Parking Review News
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PATROL launches new Driving Improvement Award

PATROL launches new Driving Improvement Award

Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London (PATROL) has launched the Driving Improvement Award, a new competition recognising local authority communication activities. The... continue

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10 Apr 2024Parking Review Features
Oxford Greens push for higher SUV car park charges

Oxford Greens push for higher SUV car park charges

Deniz Huseyin

Green councillors at Oxford City Council are to put forward a motion that owners of larger cars should pay higher car park tariffs. Owners of larger and higher emitting vehicles cost the public purse... continue

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10 Apr 2024Local Transport Today News

Government has suspended approval of moving traffic powers, says BPA

The UK government has delayed granting more local authorities moving traffic enforcement powers, says the British Parking Association. Local authorities in England outside London are able to implement enforcement of moving traffic offences under Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004. Part 6... continue

9 Apr 2024Parking Review News
Majority want funding shift from road building to active travel, survey finds

Majority want funding shift from road building to active travel, survey finds

Deniz Huseyin

Funding for road building should instead be spent on active travel and... continue

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5 Apr 2024Local Transport Today News
NHS Grampian seeks permission to let staff use car park

NHS Grampian seeks permission to let staff use car park

NHS Grampian has submitted a planning application to allow staff to use a car park which was built exclusively for patients and visitors. The Lady Helen multi-storey at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary opened in February 2018.... continue

5 Apr 2024Parking Review News
Winkelman becomes YourParkingSpace's UK commercial director

Winkelman becomes YourParkingSpace's UK commercial director

YourParkingSpace has promoted Ryan Winkelman to the role of UK commercial director. YourParkingSpace is an online marketplace and parking reservation service. In 2022, the company was acquired by Flowbird in a deal worth over... continue

5 Apr 2024Parking Review News

Thefts at site of Luton Airport car park fire investigated by police

Police are investigating suspected thefts from vehicles caught up in the London Luton Airport car park fire. A Bedfordshire Police spokesperson said: “We have been made aware of items being allegedly removed from the now disused multi-storey car park at London Luton Airport which was affected... continue

5 Apr 2024Parking Review News
March new car market sees growth as manufacturers shore up electrified demand

March new car market sees growth as manufacturers shore up electrified demand

The UK new car market clocked up its 20th consecutive month of growth in March, with a 10.4% rise in registrations. In what is typically the busiest month of the year due to the new numberplate, 317,786 new cars reached the road with a 24 plate – the best March performance since 2019, although still... continue

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4 Apr 2024EVolution News
Camden switches to RingGo

Camden switches to RingGo

The London borough of Camden is changing its cashless parking provider, switching from JustPark to... continue

4 Apr 2024Parking Review Products & Services

Motorists complain about faulty machines and too many apps

A majority of motorists think the current parking experience needs to be improved. Research commissioned by cashless payment provider RingGo suggests that 66% of drivers feel the way in which parking is operated could be better. The findings reveal that UK motorists are feeling both inconvenienced... continue

3 Apr 2024Parking Review News
Waze teams up with Flash to offer in-app parking location services

Waze teams up with Flash to offer in-app parking location services

Satellite navigation service Waze is to offer drivers the ability find and pay for parking feature developed in partnership with Flash Parking. The new in-app feature will offer information about parking garages, including costs, whether it is a covered car... continue

2 Apr 2024Parking Review Products & Services

Fleetworks launches fine payment system

Fleetworks has launched a service that streamlines the way in which vehicle fleet operators manage traffic penalties. The IT company says its software streamlines the fine handling process, reducing the total handling time to less than 20 seconds . Fleetworks says its solution has a user-friendly... continue

2 Apr 2024Parking Review Products & Services

Zenith adopts Taranto Fleet Bureau

Zenith, a vehicle leasing and fleet management business, has implemented Taranto’s Fleet Bureau solution for processing penalty charge notices (PCNs). The Fleet Bureau system provides access to Taranto’s vehicle registration mark (VRM) database, which contains details of over one... continue

1 Apr 2024Parking Review Products & Services
Breaking barriers to enable electric vehicle transition

Breaking barriers to enable electric vehicle transition

Francesca Barrick & Matt Smith

While the use of electric vehicles (EVs) is rapidly... continue

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1 Apr 2024EVolution Features
Unity5 hires new chief financial officer

Unity5 hires new chief financial officer

Parking technology provider Unity5 has hired Oli Pigott as its chief financial officer (CFO). Pigott joins Unity5 from cybersecurity company Immersive Labs,... continue

31 Mar 2024Parking Review News
Mansfield multi-storey car park shuts for at least a year

Mansfield multi-storey car park shuts for at least a year

Two multi-storey car parks in Mansfield are to be closed due to concerns over its structural safety. The Walkden Street car park shut on 29 February for maintenance and inspections, which identified the wider problems. The... continue

31 Mar 2024Parking Review News

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