The finalists of the British Parking Awards have been revealed. The short list was selected from a long list of around 120 submissions. The competition was launched by Parking Review magazine in 2002 to recognise and celebrate best practice, innovation and achievement in parking. The 2019... continue
The Scottish Government is to give councils the powers to implement a workplace parking levy and a transient visitor levy – or tourist tax – both of which could fund local transport improvements. A commitment to the powers features in a deal struck between the minority SNP... continue
The London Borough of Brent is to reduce the maximum allowable weight of vehicles eligible for resident’s parking permits from 5 to 3.5 tonnes. Brent says weight restrictions are the easiest way to stop large vehicles taking up excessive space within controlled parking zones. Weight data can... continue
CoMoUK is joining forces with European partners to create The Shared Mobility Pledge as part of the ShareNorth programme. The pledge scheme will be launched at the Shared Transport Masterclass in Leicester on Friday 22nd February, during which participants will work together to determine the key... continue
The government has awarded more than £6 million to support ultra-low emission taxis right across the country, furthering its ambition for a zero emission future. The... continue
Waltham Forest council has launched a £20,000 fund... continue
An online consultation platform that enables residents to suggest and vote on topics of discussion has been used by the London Borough of Newham to gauge... continue
Parking is a theme that frequently generates column inches in both local and national newspapers. Press coverage of parking is invariably negative, often focussing on... continue
People eligible for Blue Badges can apply in a fraction of the previous time, thanks to a new online service launched by the Department for Transport (DfT). The Blue Badge scheme allows disabled people to park closer to their destination... continue
An extension to a multi-storey car park in Amersham has received the Park Mark award for safety and recognised for its high standards of design. The Buckinghamshire town had been experiencing parking stress for a number of years. A survey... continue
Civil enforcement officers working in the London Borough of Wandsworth took four days of strike action. The strike days were 24, 25 and 31 January and 1 February. The CEOs work for Wandsworth’s contractor NSL, which says it has significantly increased pay and offers a range of employee... continue
Flintshire County Council is planning to construct a park & ride facility for employees at one of Europe’s largest industrial estates, where on-street parking has been causing problems. The 2,000-acre Deeside Industrial Park (DIP) in Flintshire, North Wales, provides employment for more... continue
A local authority in South Wales is trying to... continue
Complaints about problem parking are mounting in an area of South Wales where civil parking enforcement (CPE)... continue
Essex County Council is consulting with users of the Chelmsford park & ride service on ticket options, fares and opening days. The consultation follows feedback from a park & ride survey conducted in summer 2018 which indicated that parents would like a change to the children’s ticket... continue
Fewer than half of all stolen cars over the last 10 years have been recovered by police. A total of 522,214 vehicles were logged as stolen across the UK between 2009 and 2018, yet just 236,636 were recovered. This equates to an average nationwide recovery rate of 45.32%, and with figures... continue
The number of cars declared SORN (Statutory Off Road Notifications) has risen by nearly 4,000,000 cars since 2008. Data from the DVLA (Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency) shows that the number of vehicles declared SORN has risen from 1,201,340 in Q3 2008 to 5,134,244 in Q3 2018, while the number... continue
Motorists face being charged with offences they did not commit due to car-cloning criminal gangs, a police official is warning. Thousands of number plates are being copied by gangs who then rack up speeding fines and congestion charges while using the cloned plates. In some cases criminals fill up... continue
Gwynedd Council has proposed to end free parking before Christmas and increase car park charges. A consultation ended on 31 January and the results will inform the authority’s financial decisions for 2019/20. Over the last eight years the rural North Wales authority has seen a £14m cut... continue
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