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Government plans to tackle ‘anti-car measures’

Government plans to tackle ‘anti-car measures’
Mark Moran

Restrictions on the future roll-out of 20mph zones and low traffic neighbourhoods form a central plank of a raft of government measures whuch place an emphasis on supporting drivers. The government will also roll out a system that allows drivers to pay for parking using whatever cashless app they... continue

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30 Sep 2023Parking Review News
British Parking Awards 2023: The winners revealed

British Parking Awards 2023: The winners revealed
Mark Moran

Hackney Council emerged as the big winner at the British Parking Awards 2023, picking up three trophies in recognition of its commitment to... continue

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27 Sep 2023Parking Review News
Greenwich launches emissions-based permits

Greenwich launches emissions-based permits
Deniz Huseyin

Emissions-based parking permits have been introduced by Greenwich Council as part of its commitment to achieve net zero... continue

13 Sep 2023Parking Review News
Sunderland seeks moving traffic powers

Sunderland seeks moving traffic powers

Sunderland City Council has launched a public consultation on its plans to enforce moving traffic regulations from next year. The authority intends to... continue

13 Sep 2023Parking Review News
Park Mark: Secure car parks in Warwickshire

Park Mark: Secure car parks in Warwickshire

Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council (NBBC) has received the Park Mark award for its Bedworth Station and Pool Bank Street car parks. Mark English, Warwickshire... continue

12 Sep 2023Parking Review News
Lorry parking to be improved across England

Lorry parking to be improved across England

Secure parking and improved rest areas for lorry drivers will be provided across England. A total of 39 roadside facility operators across England will each receive a... continue

11 Sep 2023Parking Review News

Parking charges promote festival car sharing

Organisers of the Highlands' Belladrum music festival are to bring back parking charges to discourage the long tailbacks that affected this year’s event. The festival’s organisers are re-introducing parking passes for the whole weekend for next August’s event. They hope the... continue

11 Sep 2023Parking Review News
Cambridge congestion charge zone plan set to be scrapped

Cambridge congestion charge zone plan set to be scrapped

Plans for a congestion charge in Cambridge look set to be shelved in the face of vanishing local political support. The road user charge proposals were drawn up by the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP), which is made up... continue

8 Sep 2023Parking Review News

Man jailed over meet & greet parking fraud

A man who promised who parked his airport meet & greet service customers’ cars in a farmer's field has been jailed. Mohammed Isaq charged up to £70 to collect cars from Manchester Airport between August 2017 and February 2018. Mohammed Isaq charged up to £70 to meet travellers... continue

4 Sep 2023Parking Review News

Parking and Secure Documents takes a diverse view

Parking and Secure Documents has become one of the first companies in the parking industry accredited by the National Centre for Diversity. The accreditation commits the company to adhere to the principles of fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion and engagement. The main focus of the... continue

1 Sep 2023Parking Review News
Ipswich multi-storey plan revived

Ipswich multi-storey plan revived

Ipswich Borough Council has revised plans for a new multi-storey car park on a large surface parking site near the town’s... continue

1 Sep 2023Parking Review News

EPA signs agreement with NAPCORE

The European Parking Association (EPA) has signed a cooperation agreement with NAPCORE (National Access Point Coordination Organisation for Europe), an organisation formed to coordinate and harmonise more than 30 mobility data platforms across Europe. Agreement Objectives are listed in the... continue

1 Sep 2023Parking Review News
Stuart and Q-Park to open urban delivery hubs

Stuart and Q-Park to open urban delivery hubs

Car park operator Q-Park has entered into a partnership with logistics company Stuart to open last mile delivery hubs at city centre locations in Manchester and Leeds. Stuart is... continue

25 Aug 2023Parking Review News
Park Mark: Goldstar lorry park gets top marks

Park Mark: Goldstar lorry park gets top marks

The Goldstar Tilbury Truck Stop offers a secure environment for truck drivers to rest and recharge along the A1089 near Tilbury in Essex. The lorry park has received a Park Mark... continue

25 Aug 2023Parking Review News
Autobesity means cars are outgrowing parking bays

Autobesity means cars are outgrowing parking bays

A growing number of contemporary car models are too large to fit in average car parking spaces, according to analysis conducted by consumer watchdog Which? The size of a standard UK parking space... continue

25 Aug 2023Parking Review News
School uses art to target anti-social parking

School uses art to target anti-social parking

Pupils at a primary school in Edinburgh have created artwork to discourage anti-social parking. This includes a groundwork designed to deter cars from blocking communal bins. The... continue

25 Aug 2023Parking Review News

Blue Badge database expanded to tackle abuse

Local authorities are being urged to reduce fraud and the unfair use of disabled parking spaces by taking advantage of a database which contains the details of all Blue Badge users in the UK. The Transport Technology Forum’s Parking Working Group has heard how the system is available to all... continue

25 Aug 2023Parking Review News
CitiPark expands Manchester parking portfolio

CitiPark expands Manchester parking portfolio

Parking operator CitiPark has expanded its Manchester portfolio with the addition of a new city centre location. New Jackson is a new neighbourhood located at the southern gateway... continue

23 Aug 2023Parking Review News
Edinburgh Waverley taxi zone launched

Edinburgh Waverley taxi zone launched

A new dedicated taxi zone has been launched at Edinburgh Waverley station. The taxi zone is the result of a collaboration between Network Rail and... continue

23 Aug 2023Parking Review News
Manchester Police issue meet & greet parking scam warning

Manchester Police issue meet & greet parking scam warning

Cheshire Police has issued warnings about rogue meet & greet car parks near Manchester Airport, with vehicles damaged and keys being lost. There has been a rise in issues since the start of the school holidays, specifically... continue

21 Aug 2023Parking Review News

Six-in-10 drivers back use of ‘noise cameras’

Drivers want to see cameras that can automatically detect vehicles with illegally loud exhausts or whose engines are revved unnecessarily rolled out across the UK, according to RAC research. Six-in-10 drivers (58%) questioned by the RAC said they would be in favour of so-called ‘noise... continue

21 Aug 2023Parking Review News
Lord Austin advises GroupNexus

Lord Austin advises GroupNexus

GroupNexus, a provider of car parking and facilities management solutions, has appointed Lord Ian Austin of Dudley as a... continue

18 Aug 2023Parking Review News

Conduent Transportation becomes accredited vulnerability trainer

Parking services provider Conduent Transportation is now offering training that enables front line staff to safeguard vulnerable people, especially women and girls. In December 2022, Oxfordshire County Council announced that the council’s parking contractor, Conduent Transportation, had... continue

18 Aug 2023Parking Review News

Silverstone to pay local residents’ parking fines issued during British Grand Prix

Silverstone Circuit has agreed to pay pay £1,500-worth of fixed penalty notices that were issued to villagers who were fined for parking outside their own homes during the British Grand Prix weekend in July. A temporary traffic regulation order (TTRO) was created following an application the... continue

18 Aug 2023Parking Review News

Local Government Ombudsman: Councils need to help victims of anti-social behaviour

People are suffering anti-social behaviour because councils are not thinking comprehensively about how they can tackle it, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) has warned. Local councils across England have a broad range of tools available to them to tackle anti-social behaviour... continue

18 Aug 2023Parking Review News

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