Volkswagen plans to offer car-sharing services via its new WE customer platform. WE will begin rolling out vehicle-on-demand services in Germany during 2019. The German car giant said WE services will be extended to major cities in Europe, North America and Asia during 2020. Jürgen... continue
Volvo Cars has launched M, a mobility operation that provides on-demand access to cars and services through an app. The carmaker says that M will learn about... continue
German parking technology company Cleverciti Systems is focusing on building up its presence in the American market. The company produces parking detection, monitoring and guidance systems for on-street and off-street parking. It has appointed Steve Gorski as general manager of the Americas. His... continue
Total Car Parks presented the Role Model of the Season Award at the New Era Boys Academy Awards in Leicester on 13 July. The NEBA Academy is a non-profit... continue
Rob Jackson has taken over as managing director of Dukes Bailiffs after the civil enforcement agent’s founders Colin and Elaine Naylor decided to take a step back after 25... continue
Hectronic has taken over the on-street parking system division of Kienzle Argo. Three staff of Kienzle Argo will continue to be employed in the Berlin branch of Hectronic Vertriebs -und Service (VSG). Kienzle Argo, which... continue
Hectronic has invested 24% in the software development and IT consulting company Hypermedia, which is based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Hypermedia... continue
German technology company Hectronic has made changes to the management of its parking business unit. Hectronic, which is based in Bonndorf in the Black Forest,... continue
Valentina Moise, general manager of UK-based parking reservation provider ParkCloud, has been appointed to the board of the Italian Parking Association, AiPark. Moise joins 13 other representatives from Italian car park... continue
Jason Barbour is resuming his role as managing director of Barbour Logic, which provides automated back office and public engagement solutions for the parking sector. The move comes as Barbour Logic’s current managing director leaves... continue
US company Conduent has completed the sale of its off-street parking business to investment firm Andera Partners. The off-street business includes the Conduent Multipark System in France and the UK, as well as a US airport parking business. The sale, which was announced 25 April, is a part of... continue
Capita is selling its parking management business, ParkingEye, for £235m. This represents a major cash gain for the business outsourcing group, which bought ParkingEye for £58m in 2013. ParkingEye is being acquired by a vehicle owned by Macquarie and funds advised by MML Capital... continue
Ford Motor Company has created Ford Autonomous Vehicles, a new organisation charged with accelerating its autonomous (AV) business. Ford Autonomous Vehicles will include... continue
Video footage of an ambulance being issued with a parking charge notice for stopping on double-yellow lines at a supermarket has sparked a debate on social media. The North West Ambulance Service ambulance was issued at a Tesco supermarket in Northwich, Cheshire. A video, filmed by a member of the... continue
Two district councils in Oxfordshire district councils have agreed to explore ways in which parking enforcement could be taken off the police. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are looking at ways of making enforcement more responsive and freeing up police... continue
Two district councils in Oxfordshire district councils have agreed to explore ways in which parking enforcement could be taken off the police. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are looking at ways of making enforcement more responsive and freeing up police... continue
An Australian man’s insistence on taking a parking fine costing around £50 all the way to the country’s supreme court cost a local authority the equivalent of almost £25,000 in legal fees. Andrew Crowther received the A$93 parking from Whitehorse Council in the Nunawading... continue
Halton Borough Council has said it will not refund toll fees paid by users of the new Mersey Gateway river crossing. A review hearing earlier this year upheld a Traffic Penalty Tribunal decision that five motorists were not liable to pay the toll or charge for using the road bridge, which opened in... continue
A majority of people are against a UK-wide pavement parking ban, a survey undertaken by YourParkingSpace suggests. The online parking marketplace undertook the survey in the wake of the Scottish Government’s decision to proceed with a nationwide pavement parking ban. The... continue
Motorists across Scotland can now appeal parking and bus lane penalties online using a new service introduced by the Parking and Bus Lane Tribunal. The body, which deals with appeals rejected by councils, launched its online platform this month. The platform being used is a customised version of the... continue
People with hidden disabilities, including autism and mental health conditions will be given access to Blue Badges, the Department for Transport has confirmed. The Blue Badge scheme already means those with physical disabilities can park closer to their destination than other drivers,... continue
Travel planning expert Fiona Macey has launched her own consultancy after leaving the University of York. Macey was the university’s sustainable travel and transport manager for 11 years. In this role she was responsible for managing parking and encouraging staff and students to walk, cycle... continue
Barry Francis has been appointed as the London Borough of Redbridge’s operational director of civic pride, a role that encompasses parking. He joins Redbridge from... continue
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