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Council in volunteer parking warden plan 01/09/2011 Volunteer traffic wardens could be recruited to help deal with parking problems in Weston-super-mare.
APT Skidata wins Hilton parking job 29/09/2011 APT Skidata has won the contract to provide an integrated parking system at Hilton Worldwide’s new Heathrow Terminal 5 property.
Council parking department loses thousands 04/07/2012 The parking enforcement division in Mid Devon lost more than £46,000 last year, according to figures from the local council.
Metric wins Salford parking contract 17/07/2012 Metric Parking has won a tender to supply solar and hybrid powered pay and display parking machines for a new council car park for hospital visitors and staff.
Trials start on parking bay sensor scheme 16/08/2012 Westminster council has launched a pilot scheme to help drivers find on-street parking spaces in central London.
Traffic warden karate-kicked in head 13/09/2012 Shocking CCTV footage has emerged of the moment a traffic warden was karate-kicked in the head.
Councils make 15% more in parking charges 09/01/2013 Councils in England made over £411m in parking charges last year - an increase of 14.9% on the previous year.
Signs mix-up could make parking fines "unlawful" 13/02/2013 Almost 350,000 parking fines totalling £23m may have been unlawfully issued to motorists in London.
Gloucestershire gets tough over parking 04/04/2013 South Gloucestershire Council is taking a firmer line with parking rules after drivers were accused of abusing relaxed regulations.
Double yellows painted in alleway too narrow to drive down 16/04/2013 Double yellow lines have been painted in an alleyway in Swindon that is too narrow to drive down.
Parking on double yellow lines could be allowed 29/07/2013 Motorists could be allowed to park on double yellow lines for up to 15 minutes under plans mooted by the Conservatives.
TfL consults over increase to Stop and Shop parking time 21/08/2013 Transport for London (TfL) is consulting Londoners on a proposal to increase parking time from 20 to 30 minutes at 600 Stop and Shop parking bays across the capital.
Pickles wants ban on “unfair” parking charges 27/09/2013 The use of fixed cameras and CCTV vehicles to catch people parking illegally in the UK could be banned.
Mayor announces increased parking times in London 20/11/2013 Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced parking times will be increased at 600 parking bays across the capital.
LGA warns against CCTV parking ban 10/04/2014 The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned against plans to ban CCTV parking cameras.
Swarco acquires British traffic group APT 09/05/2014 Traffic technology group Swarco has acquired the APT group of companies, creating one of the largest traffic and parking management systems businesses in Europe.
Government bans use of CCTV ‘spy cars’ for on-street parking enforcement 23/06/2014 The government is set to ban the use of CCTV ‘spy cars’ in an effort to rein-in over zealous parking enforcement practices.
Councils face challenge over parking policies 01/09/2014 Local residents and businesses could be given powers to challenge councils over the use of yellow lines and unfair parking charges.
RAC Foundation: Motorists could reclaim ‘millions’ in illegal parking fines 23/02/2015 Motorists could be entitled to tens of millions of pounds in refunds after the RAC Foundation discovered that thousands of drivers are likely to have been illegally penalised for parking too long on private land.
New parking laws introduced 06/03/2015 Drivers will now get a 10-minute grace period before being given a parking ticket under new measures introduced by the government.
CCTV camera car launched in Cardiff 08/06/2015 A CCTV camera car costing £40,000 will be used to catch motorists who park illegally and ignore traffic regulations in Cardiff, Wales.
Huge fine for council after car park barrier tragedy 14/09/2015 North Lincolnshire Council has been fined £160,000 after a man died when his car drove into a horizontal swing barrier gate to a car park at a sports ground.
Trial to improve conditions for disabled drivers 03/12/2015 New technology that could eliminate the issue of inconsiderate drivers parking in disabled bays is being trialled by Westminster Council.
Less than four weeks to go before Intertraffic Amsterdam 07/03/2016 Intertraffic Amsterdam – the international trade fair for infrastructure, ITS traffic management, safety and parking – is less than a month away.
Intertraffic 2016 "bigger and better than ever" 04/04/2016 The organiser of Intertraffic Amsterdam says the 2016 show will be the biggest ever, with more than 800 exhibitors and 27,000 visitors.
Motorists support residents’ parking schemes 13/04/2016 Almost half of motorists are in favour of residents’ parking schemes despite realising they just shift the problem to another area.
£756m surplus from council parking 13/12/2016 Westminster had the largest parking surplus in 2015/16 of £55.9 million with the amount of money left over from council parking operations during this period reaching a record high of £756m.
£4 million awarded for UK traveller information technology solutions 22/02/2017 Apps that notify motorists of congestion and available parking spaces, and real time journey information for visually impaired passengers, are just some of the projects that will receive a share of £4 million government technology funding.
Councils failing on parking information 02/02/2018 A society of public sector IT practitioners has accused council parking services of failing when it comes to online information and services, with disabled drivers in particular losing out.
International alliance formed to improve parking data 17/05/2018 Dave Smith, head of public affairs and research at the British Parking Association gives readers the lowdown on the latest international moves to provide drivers with a better parking experience and authorities with better information.
Call for 'common sense' as Scotland moves to ban pavement parking 11/06/2018 The Scottish Government's long-awaited Transport Bill aims to ban pavement parking and strengthen the powers of the country’s roadworks tsar.