The winners of a mobile breathalyser technology competition launched by the government will receive £350,00 funding. The competition is being run by PACTS (Parliamentary Advisory... continue
Worcestershire County Council has revised its proposed... continue
The Glasgow Connectivity Commission, set up by the city council last year to advise on the city’s future transport priorities, has completed its first round of evidence gathering. The commission says points raised include the sharp fall in bus use; the limited space for pedestrians in the... continue
Dundee City Council has installed a set of rapid charging units to promote electric taxi use. The council appointed eVolt to supply four Raption 50kW Rapid Chargers and three 22kW eVolve chargers at the new electric... continue
Southampton City Council has installed 30 new electric vehicle (EV) charging points across five city centre multi-storey car parks. Southampton selected NewMotion’s smart charging points, which were installed by JoJu over a six-week period. JoJu was able to connect the charging... 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 new car park has enabled the existing one to... continue
Glasgow City Council has secured £940,000 from the European Commission to realise its plan to transform a city car park into a solar power centre. The award from the EU Horizon 2020 fund will go... continue
The British Parking Association has launched a working group to examine the issue of fire safety in car parks in the wake of the blaze that destroyed the Liverpool Arena multi-storey on New Year’s Eve. The group is chaired by Russell Simmons, who is chair of the BPA’s Structures Group... continue
Ten parking structures have been short listed for the 2018 World’s Coolest Car Parks competition, which seeks to celebrate creativity and... 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
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
Car park refurbishment specialists Cemplas has appointed Mike Wood to the role of regional manager. Wood has a background in the construction industry... 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
Parking charge revenue in York has rose to £7.6m in the last financial year, it has been revealed. After costs had been subtracted York Council was in profit with a surplus of £4.8m, according to the council’s draft parking report for 2017/18. Income came from parking... continue
Attacks on parking machines have cost Sheffield City Council around £60,000 to make good, a new financial report has revealed. Although the amount of cash stolen in attacks during May 2017 was relatively small, the cost of replacing the damaged machines was significant, according to a... continue
People living in the Scottish Borders are being asked to complete an online survey to highlight areas were parking is a problem. The Scottish Borders Council Parking Issues Working Group is collecting evidence on parking in the county, and also gathering information about what happens in other... continue
Shoppers in Middlesbrough will continue to receive two hours free car parking after independent review recommendations were approved by the council. The changes now due to be implemented will see a refocusing of Middlesbrough Council car parks to promote the Captain Cook for shoppers and the... continue
Bath and North East Somerset Council is consulting on proposals to increase the cost of long-stay parking charges in its car parks and to limit the length of stay in kerbside bays. The proposed changes form part of plans aimed at improving air quality and reducing congestion. The council... 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 more than 2,289 PCN appeals received between 1 January and 20 May had been dealt with, the council revealed to a Freedom of Information... continue
Use of the word “autonomous” in carmaker marketing and... continue
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