2008-07-22 Edinburgh Evening News
Gas-guzzler motorists facing huge hike in parking charge
' Previous ' Previous Next ' Next ' View Gallery ADVERTISEMENT MOTORISTS with the most polluting cars face higher charges under a radical shake up of Edinburgh's residents parking permit...
2008-07-22 BBC
Stranded ducks are escorted home
A family of ducks were given a special escort home after becoming stranded in a town centre car park. The tiny brood were spotted by eagle-eyed Middlesbrough parking attendant Ken O'Keefe, who marched the runaways back to their...
2008-07-21 Hampshire Chronicle
Triple assault plumber spared jail
A PLUMBER, who assaulted three people on the same day, was spared an immediate prison sentence but must pay his victims more than 500 in compensation. Father of two James Cole first lost his temper with a traffic warden near the West Quay shopping centre,...
2008-07-19 Bury Times
Bad day for blue badge parking frauds
BLUE badge cheats have paid the price in a clampdown on illegal parkers in Bury town centre. Six disabled parking permits were seized for being misused by the relatives or friends of legitimate disabled motorists during a day-long crackdown by police officers and NCP parking...
2008-07-17 Cars UK MSN
London parking worlds most expensive
By Ian DicksonJuly 17 2008 As if motoring couldn't get any more expensive, a report this week has revealed that parking costs are on the increase, too - with London topping the poll as the world's most expensive...
2008-07-17 Kirkintilloch Herald
Traffic warden Charlie Ingram
The 57-year-old is based in Kirkintilloch, Lenzie and surrounding villages and started the job eight months ago.Charlie lives in Glasgow with his wife Anne and has two...
2008-07-15 The Mail On Sunday
Council scraps speed cameras - because they are 'a blatant tax on the motorist'
A Tory council plans to pull £400,000 out of a speed camera project, claiming the devices are a 'blatant tax on the motorist'. Swindon Borough Council in Wiltshire wants to spend the money on local safety measures, such as vehicle-activated speed...
2008-07-15 The Times
Strikes to disrupt schools and rubbish collections
A third of schools are likely to be shut tomorrow and rubbish will pile up in streets as up to 600,000 council workers join a 48-hour strike over pay. The dispute over a...
2008-07-14 Exmouth Journal
Monday, July 14: Pupils' parking ticket blitz outside school
ST Peter's Primary School pupils turned traffic wardens and issued parking tickets as part of the school's healthy-active week. The school spent a week promoting the benefits of healthy living by encouraging the youngsters to take to the fresh air and get...
2008-07-14 Egov Monitor
Boris Johnson calls for common sense to improve quality of life for Londoners
Mayor of London Boris Johnson today challenged London's businesses and local authorities to come up with more 'common sense' ideas to improve the quality of life in the...
2008-07-10 Peterborough Today
New plans for £480m North Westgate transformation
THE people behind the redevelopment of the North Westgate area have unveiled new plans following months of public...
2008-07-08 Birmingham Mail
Car clamper is fined £4,000
A CAR clamper operating in Birmingham has been ordered to pay almost £5,000 after being the first to be successfully convicted in the city. City trading standards officers used business laws to land Gary Southall, owner of National Parking Control and Nationwide Parking Control, with total fines of £4...
2008-07-08 The Scotsman
Train firm back on right track 'but it can do better'
PASSENGER satisfaction with Scotland's main train operator is back at record levels but travellers are still unhappy about delays, train toilets and...
2008-07-08 The Scotsman
Joint approach to cutting crime
A MAJOR joint agency operation was launched in Edinburgh city centre yesterday to cut crime and tackle antisocial behaviour over the summer. Operation Assure involves police, the city council, British Transport Police and parking attendants from NCP Services...
2008-06-25 Northern Echo
Safer car parking is highest standard
A POPULAR shopping park has received national acclaim for its approach to crime reduction. Teesside Shopping Park has been awarded safer parking status following a risk assessment carried out by Cleveland Police, which showed that parking facilities met the highest standards...
2008-04-16 The Bolton News
Electronic signs to tell drivers of free parking spaces
ELECTRONIC signs are to be introduced to tell drivers how many parking spaces are free in Bolton town centre. Council bosses have announced NCP will be responsible for building three new multi-storey car parks, providing more than 2,000...
2008-03-18 London Evening Standard
£20 charge to drop off passengers at Heathrow airport
Drivers taking passengers to Heathrow face a £40 charge under secret plans being drawn up by the airport operator, the Standard can reveal. BAA wants to charge a £20 fee for dropping off passengers by car - on top of a daily parking fee of £20. The airport operator is also looking at a £3 congestion charge fee for lorries using roads around the airport, including the M4.
2007-11-11 London Evening Standard
Can't remember where you parked at the airport? Meet the gadget that will find your car for you
Heathrow is to become the world's first airport to install technology that allows you to find your vehicle simply by inserting your parking ticket into a machine that has a 32in screen displaying a 3-D map.
2007-10-31 ConstructionMall.com
Simons Developments - St Catherine's Walk
Invista Real Estate has exchanged contracts with Simons Developments & Carmarthenshire County Council's town centre redevelopment project in Carmarthen, giving the green light to a scheme with a gross development value of 73,150,000 and reflecting an initial yield of...
2007-10-11 Evening Times (Glasgow)
Sturgeon vows fair deal on hospital parking fees
HEALTH Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has promised a fairer deal at hospital car parks - but played down hopes of scrapping controversial charges. She told Glasgow hospital staff protesting outside a health board meeting yesterday her review of parking charges would also apply to private facilities, such as the...
2007-10-08 24dash.com
More park and ride spaces in Cardiff
Cardiff Cardiff Council is providing more park and ride spaces this year ahead of Christmas and New Year. The usual Park and Ride sites will be in operation and possibilities for using existing car parks could boost the amount of spaces to nearly 3...
2007-09-20 The Press, York
Former York couple vow never to return to the city after getting a £30 fine
A FORMER York couple have vowed never to return to the city after being ticketed for parking outside the Minster - even though they had a blue disabled badge.
2007-09-11 Evening Standard London
Now Tories want us to pay for parking at the supermarket
Free parking at supermarkets, garden centres and DIY stores would be scrapped under a Conservative plan to tax pollution.
2007-09-07 The Ham and High
Jude Law's parking nemesis reveals how wardens issue tickets for cash
A FORMER traffic warden has lifted the lid on Camden's parking regime - claiming that wardens get cash bonuses if they slap large numbers of tickets on...
2007-08-20 London Evening Standard
Community police solve ONE crime each every six years
Last night leaders of 'proper' police officers condemned the use of PCSOs as a cheap "con trick" to make the public feel safe.
2007-08-15 Financial Times
APCOA in Central Parking deal
Apcoa, the car park operator, has acquired the Central Parking System businesses across Europe from Central Parking Corporation, the largest parking company in the US
2007-08-13 APCOA
APCOA ACQUIRES CENTRAL PARKING SYSTEM BUSINESSES
Europe's largest full-service parking contractor APCOA has acquired all of the CPS businesses across Europe (with the exception of the CPS joint venture in Greece) from Central Parking Corporation
2007-08-01 The Sun
100 fines for bike parking
A BARRISTER who kept parking his motorbike on pavements lost an Appeal Court battle yesterday and will now have to cough up for 100 tickets.
2007-07-30 The Sun
Man U aces get bigger spaces
MANCHESTER United are extending their training ground car park because stars huge motors wont fit.
2007-07-20 Evening Standard London
Parking meters to cost more for gas-guzzlers
Drivers of gas-guzzlers could be made to pay higher fees for using parking meters and council car parks. Richmond council already charges owners of the most-polluting cars more for a parking permit.