Hundreds of sets of car keys were handed in at Bournemouth Airport’s reception after BoMo Parking Services ceased trading. An employee of BoMo Parking... continue
The growing popularity of contactless cards has seen debit card payments overtake cash use for the first time, figures from banking trade body UK Finance reveal. The popularity of contactless payments among UK consumers is a key driver of debit card growth. In total, across both debit and... continue
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has acquired Looking4.com, an online consolidator and price comparison business, for an undisclosed sum. Looking4.com and its team of 35 people will integrate into... continue
NCP has launched a management solutions team to serve free retail and leisure non-chargeable car parks. The new team aims to directly challenge the incumbents, largely ANPR-based service providers. NCP’s existing expertise has been in running paid parking solutions in locations such as... continue
Renault is planning to launch what it claims will be the first on-demand shared mobility service to use autonomous vehicles on open roads in Europe. The service will be made available to the public in northern France during the final quarter of 2018. The... continue
UK technology and automotive businesses have been invited to bid for £30m to help make self-parking cars a reality. Two... continue
Igor Karpovich has joined Passport, a US-based mobile payments provider working in the parking and transportation industry. Karpovich has been named chief corporate development officer. Karpovich most recently served as the... continue
AppyParking, the kerbside management platform, has added Ben Boutcher-West and Minesh Naran to its team. Ben Boutcher-West is AppyParking’s new head of mobility, a role that will see him... 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... 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
Nottinghamshire County Council has deployed a second CCTV enforcement vehicle to deter dangerous and inconsiderate parking outside schools. Councillors agreed to the new car following the high demand for the current vehicle, which has been helping enforce ‘keep clear’ markings outside... continue
“Park Smart and put children’s safety first” is the message being delivered to parents in Surrey. Surrey Heath Borough Council has teamed up with Surrey County Council and Police to encourage safer parking around... continue
Slough Borough Council has awarded Indigo a new five-year parking enforcement contract. Indigo has worked for the council since 2010. The contractor has made a commitment to employee development,... continue
Aberdeen City Council has processed no penalty charge notice appeals this year, citing a backlog of cases caused by a high volume of appeals as the reason. None of the 2,289 PCN appeals received between 1 January and 20 May had been dealt with, the council revealed to a Freedom of Information (FOI)... continue
The Scottish Government is giving its backing to a Bill aimed at regulating the management of parking on private land. SNP transport minister Humza Yousaf supported the Regulation of Privately-Operated Car Parks (Scotland) Bill, proposed by Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser during a legislative... continue
The Transport (Scotland) Bill will introduce a national ban on pavement and double parking to make it easier for local authorities to ensure pavements and roads are safer and more accessible. The Bill states: “The Scottish Government’s intention is to undertake a nationwide... continue
Nortech’s managing director Stephen Blackler has been climbing mountains in North Africa to raise money for orphaned elephants. Blackler scaled the... continue
A team from Total Car Parks volunteered to help a nighttime charity walk in Colchester. Total Car Parks’ IT and... continue
Eight ultra-low emission Hybrid Electric buses are now serving Leeds’ Elland Road and Temple Green park & ride sites. It is anticipated the hybrid vehicles will deliver significant fuel and C02 improvements and... continue
Users of York’s park & ride service will be able to enjoy the attractions in the city centre for longer this summer after the city council and its bus operator decided that the timetable should be extended into the evenings for a ten-week trial period. City of York Council and bus... continue
A 300-space car park opened to the public at Market Harborough station in Leicestershire on the Midland Main Line on 18 June. The opening of the new car park has enabled the existing one... continue
The British Parking Association (BPA) has launched a working group to examine the issue of fire safety in car parks in the wake of a major blaze at a multi-storey in Liverpool on New Year’s Eve. The group is chaired by Russell Simmons, who is chair of the BPA’s Structures Group and... continue
Ten parking structures have been short listed for the 2018 World’s Coolest Car Parks competition, which seeks to celebrate creativity and... continue
Car park refurbishment specialist Cemplas has appointed Mike Wood to the role of regional manager. Wood has a background in the construction industry... continue
Essex-based Total Car Parks backed the Institute of Directors’ East of England Director of the Year Awards 2018, which were presented in Newmarket, Suffolk on 15... continue
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