Northern Ireland bus and rail operator Translink has eaten into its financial reserves and may encounter acute financial difficulties this year, the Department for... continue
Northern Ireland’s Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has changed its cashless parking provider for on-street and off-street parking from Parkmobile... continue
UFODRIVE, an app-based electric car hire service, has launched operations in London from two car parks –... continue
Joe Irvin OBE will be retiring from his post as chief executive of the walking charity Living Streets at the end of March. Since... continue
Shopping is becoming a consumer experience, which means car parks provide customers with the vital first and last impression of a shopping centre. This... continue
Around 40% of all appeals submitted to the Parking on Private Land Appeals (POPLA) service result in the parking charge notice being cancelled. POPLA is the appeals service set up to hear challenges against PCNs issued by private parking operators belonging to the British Parking Association... continue
The future is arriving fast. During 2019 we saw local councils... continue
Northern Ireland’s infrastructure minister Nichola Mallon has confirmed she will bring forward legislation to encourage the use of electric bikes. “While it is currently legal to ride electric bikes here, this new legislation is required to simplify the requirements around registration,... continue
I was surprised that you felt it worthy to quote Donald Trump claiming the climate agenda is “socialist”, whatever that means (“Climate agenda ‘socialist’” LTT 24 Jan). It would have sat better under the title of ‘Fake News’, rather than... continue
Thank you to Wayne Moore and David Hicks (Letters LTT 10 & 24 Jan) for their reactions to my comments on e-scooters and much else (Letters LTT 20 Dec 19). The environment is a worldwide and complex issue and there is a fundamental need for discussion. Wayne asks if I have done any surveys... continue
The ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel in the UK will be brought forward from 2040 to 2035 at the latest, the government has announced. Hybrid vehicles are also now being included in the proposals, which were originally announced in July 2017. Once the ban comes into effect, people will only... continue
The consultant who was instrumental in putting HS2 on the... continue
Connecting Northern Ireland’s railways up to a tunnel to Scotland presents extra challenges because Ireland’s railways are laid to a different track gauge to those in Britain – 5ft 3in versus 4ft 81⁄2in. “There are gauge-changing systems available for through... continue
Thousands of people with Parkinson’s, dementia, epilepsy and other ‘hidden disabilities’ have gained access to the benefits from Blue Badges... continue
The Parking on Private Land Appeals (POPLA) has heard 190 appeals from Northern Ireland motorists since last May. Of these, 40% were won by drivers. POPLA is run by Ombudsman Services under contract to the British Parking Association to hear appeals against parking notices by companies belonging to... continue
The British Parking Association (BPA) has revised its code of practice for parking on private land. The updated code applies to companies that belong to the association’s Approved Operator Scheme (AOS). New clauses include further guidance on grace periods and self-ticketing as well as... continue
The car was the driving force that accelerated the pace of life in the 20th century. This is the central idea of a new exhibition being staged at the V&A in London. The retrospective brings together a selection of cars that have never been on display in the... continue
The Blue Badge scheme was introduced in 1971 as the... continue
Enforcement of the Blue Badge scheme is moving in the right direction, but it is... continue
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