The issue of parking within hospitals evokes strong emotions and seems to be constantly in the news. Finding a balance between meeting the cost of delivering a service... continue
Northampton Hospital is allowing members of the public using its car parks to skip the pay & display machines and purchase parking via their phones instead. “Patients and visitors started enquiring about... continue
With 34,000 students and a staff of 8,000, the University of Leeds is one of the largest centres of higher education in the UK and the third largest employer in the city. Covering a square mile and... continue
In recent years we have been on a rollercoaster ride of... continue
Last month, the Governement launched the first stages of its Future of Mobility Grand Challenge, declaring that the UK is on the cusp of 'a profound change in how we move people, goods and services around our towns, cities and countryside...driven by extraordinary innovation in engineering,... continue
Traffic on the M4 Severn crossings has increased by more than 10 per cent this summer. Toll charges reduced on 8 January, when the previous private concession ended and VAT was no longer chargeable. Tolls will be abolished at the end of this year. There was significantly more traffic in each month... continue
One of the key criteria for judging the impact of raising HGV speed limits should be the impact on rail freight (‘Scots Government awaits DfT study of HGV speed limit rise’ LTT 20 Jul). For road hauliers, the impact of raising the speed limit to 50mph on single-carriageway sections of... continue
Regarding your story about the Scottish Government awaiting the research findings on raising HGV speed limits in England and Wales, the reality is that the research is not going to admit that the Government made the wrong decision by increasing the limits (‘Scots Government awaits DfT study... continue
Wandsworth Council is rolling out almost 800 new cashless and contactless pay & display across the borough, starting this month. The London council has ordered around 590 new... continue
Operator Total Car Parks is urging parking machine manufacturers to create pay & display terminals that are better able to deter criminal activity. Essy Eslamian, managing director of Total Car Parks, spoke out... continue
The RSPB is appeal against Anglesey Council’s refusal of planning permission for pay & display machines at a reserve in North Wales. Anglesey Council’s planning committee went against the advice of officers and turned down an application install meters at Elin’s Tower... continue
More than half of the UK’s biggest airports have raised fees for drivers parking to pick up friends or family members this summer, analysis by the RAC has found. Thirteen airports have increased... continue
Manchester City Council has set up a dedicated enforcement team to tackle the problem of cars being parked obstructively by rogue airport meet & greet companies during the school summer holidays. The council is concerned about ‘cowboy’ firms that advertise online, promising... continue
The cost of residents’ parking permits and free parking bays will be protected under planned revisions to charges across Croydon. The current fee for a first resident’s parking permit would remain and short-stay free parking bays in 11 district and local centres across the south London... continue
Local authorities in England are predicting to make a joint surplus of almost £900m from their parking operations in the current financial year, reports the RAC Foundation. The official figures supplied to government by the 354 local authorities (including Transport for London) forecast that... continue
It is 60 years since the first parking meters appeared on a British street when... continue
Volkswagen plans to offer car-sharing services via its new WE customer platform. WE will begin rolling out vehicle-on-demand services in Germany... continue
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