Leeds City Council is set to introduce a Clean Air... continue
The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is seeking information from councils on taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) entering or moving within a Clean Air Zone. Councils in England and Wales will be required to share certain details on licensed taxis and PHVs to a central... continue
An MSP has questioned whether the new Forth road crossing was opened prematurely, given that disruptive works followed its opening in August 2017. A recent Audit Scotland examination of the Forth replacement crossing’s construction found that the final cost, £1.34bn, was 8% to 16% lower... continue
Scottish transport secretary Michael Matheson is calling on the UK Government to solve the “defective” devolution that has delayed the halving of Air Passenger Duty (APD). The Scottish Government intends to replace APD with an Air Departure Tax (ADT), which is 50% lower than APD, and to... continue
ScotRail is likely to be penalised next year for missing its target of 60% of journeys being made with smart ticketing, following slow take-up of its smartcard. Usage of mobile tickets will count towards that target, Transport Scotland said last week, but ScotRail’s m-ticketing product is... continue
Transport for London (TfL) is giving opportunities to small businesses to trade at transport hubs across the capital through a new partnership with online street trading platform StreetDots. The project enables customers to buy street food and coffee and will later offer them the opportunity to... continue
Parking management undertaken by councils is an “essential public service” that benefits London’s economy while helping to deal with traffic, improve air quality and ensure better road safety, states a report commissioned by London Councils. The London boroughs association commissioned consultant Integrated... continue
There is widespread support in Scotland for better regulation of the management of parking on private land, a consultation on proposed legislation indicates. Respondees also want to see an independent appeals service, but do not like the idea of introducing keeper liability, the consultation... continue
Pedestrians were awarded at least £2.1m in compensation after tripping on pavements in the past year, research by the AA has revealed. The motoring association found that 10,572 people made claims against local councils, although only 859 (8%) were successful.... continue
A civil enforcement officer was dragged off his moped and assaulted by a gang of youths on a Birmingham street. The attack on CEO Charlie Weston, who works for... continue
South Western Railway (SWR) has appointed APCOA Parking (UK) at all 135 station car parks across its franchise. The contract is for four years and comes with a possible extension of one year. It commenced on 20 September. APCOA is responsible for providing car park management and new technology,... continue
East Hertfordshire District Council, Stevenage Borough Council and Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council have appointed APCOA Parking (UK) as their parking management contractor. The five-year contract, which comes into effect on 17 January 2019, covers services including the enforcement of on-street and... continue
Lincolnshire County Council has appointed APCOA Parking (UK) to run its notice processing service. The five-year contract will see APCOA provide a full back office service to the county’s parking enforcement contract, which is also operated by APCOA. APCOA is working with parking... continue
Civil enforcement agency JBW Group has acquired Phoenix Commercial Collections. JBW fully acquired the shares of Phoenix with funding provided by its Japanese-based parent company... continue
The PayByPhone mobile parking app is now the only cashless parking option on offer in the Essex town of Rochford. Rather than accept card payments at pay & display terminals,... continue
Over the past few years technological advancements have... continue
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was a... continue
The multi-storey car park at Preston Bus Station has been awarded a Park Mark under the Safer Parking Scheme. The car park at the Grade II-Listed... continue
Q-Park has launched the Employee Parking Platform for city centre companies that want to offer employees an extra benefit. The platform is free to the companies that sign-up. The platform has flexible payment and contract options and allows employees to buy an annual, quarterly or monthly season... continue
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