Tag Archives: car parking

Psst! Don’t tell anyone: parking restrictions return on Tuesday

Posted on May 23, 2020 by

Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON on an announcement sneaked out deviously late on the Friday evening of a bank holiday weekend, probably in the hope that no one would notice the 25% discount on resident parking permits Anyone would think that … Continue reading →

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£300 parking tax agreed but councillors will keep their freebies

Posted on July 28, 2019 by

Croydon Council is back in Orwellian mode again. Transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, on the latest stealth tax imposed on the borough’s residents, but from which its councillors are spared Croydon residents’ parking permits are to be hiked to up to … Continue reading →

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Council fails to write to permit-holders over parking charge hike

Posted on June 7, 2019 by

Croydon is being accused of deliberately suppressing details of its on-going parking consultation from the people most affected: the 9,000-plus residents who already have permits for on-street parking issued by the council each year. “We’re earning a deserved reputation for … Continue reading →

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Parking charge consultation begins as air quality worsens

Posted on May 28, 2019 by

Our transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON on the latest sham consultation from the council intended to justify a £300 per year charge for resident parking permits Croydon Council’s propaganda department – the press office, which operates off a budget of around … Continue reading →

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Scott puts forward proposals to raise parking fees by 375%

Posted on March 22, 2019 by

“The problem isn’t with cars being parked, it’s with cars being driven.” Croydon’s Labour-run council is putting forward proposals for £300 per year resident parking permits which will hit the poor and the elderly hardest, as transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON … Continue reading →

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Council looking to hike parking permit fees for older vehicles

Posted on March 21, 2019 by

JEREMY CLACKSON, our transport correspondent, on how Croydon’s air-polluting council is now coming after the elderly and poorer car owners More car-free zones around schools and discounts on resident parking permits for those using low-emission vehicles are among proposals which … Continue reading →

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‘I feel ripped off after being towed away on a Sunday’

Posted on July 21, 2014 by

The “Do as we say, not as we do” attitude of some Croydon Council contractors has caused our loyal reader to submit another image demonstrating a somewhat casual attitude to the rules of the road. “Maybe it is not illegal … Continue reading →

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£900 a year’s worth of free parking: time to take the tram

Posted on May 31, 2014 by

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with a population estimated to be around 520,000, manages to survive with just 60 politicians in its own parliament. That is 50 per cent more people than in Croydon, and 10 fewer paid politicians. Croydon’s … Continue reading →

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