Tag Archives: RingGo

‘We’re simply trying to encourage more people to shop locally’

Posted on June 19, 2025 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Our report earlier this week about the plaintive plea for customers, made by the owner of a business in Coulsdon, generated a huge response from readers, and some important insights on the challenges facing the retail sector from … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Kerswell’s recruitment drive splits highways and parking jobs

Posted on October 3, 2024 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Our overspending council is still out there recruiting for non-jobs, like an ‘Urban Room Coordinator’ on 50 grand a year, or another assistant for Mayor Perry. By our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE Hundreds of staff were … Continue reading →

Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Jayne Rusbatch, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, Section 114 notice | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Council confirms Perry’s U-turn on night parking charges

Posted on August 21, 2024 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Borough’s Mayor tries to swerve embarrassment by falsely claiming he is ‘introducing’ the free overnight car parking that he removed one month ago. By our motoring correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON Three days after Inside Croydon broke the news … Continue reading →

Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Parking | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Perry forced to make U-turn on his overnight parking charges

Posted on August 18, 2024 by insidecroydon

Less than a month after he introduced overnight car parking charges across most of the borough in changes claimed “to make parking fairer, simpler, and more consistent”, Tory Mayor Jason Perry has been forced into making a hand-brake turn and … Continue reading →

Posted in Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Ian Parker, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Old Coulsdon, Parking | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Perry parked parking changes to boost his Tory mate Philp

Posted on July 23, 2024 by insidecroydon

Volunteers in the borough’s hard-pressed residents’ associations were given less than six hours’ notice of the switch-off of Croydon’s parking meters. By JEREMY CLACKSON, motoring correspondent In the latest controversial move by Jason Perry, the borough’s Conservative Mayor, Croydon Council … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jayne Rusbatch, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Perry imposes smartphone parking system – from next week

Posted on March 2, 2024 by insidecroydon

Car-loving Croydon Mayor Jason Perry is going ahead with the removal of all the borough’s parking meters and is imposing the use of a third-party smartphone app which charges users even for “free” parking. The council will start turning off … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Croydon’s new parking app is victim of worldwide data hack

Posted on December 28, 2023 by insidecroydon

Barely had the news from Croydon Council trickled out that they are to impose a smartphone app system on people parking their cars in New Addington, Addiscombe and Purley from next week than their chosen provider, the operators of RingGo, … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Business, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Parking, Purley | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Council ignores the public and rolls out cashless parking trials

Posted on December 27, 2023 by insidecroydon

The generation of Croydon residents who have always thought RingGo was the drummer in The Beatles could be in for a nasty, and expensive, shock if they park their car in New Addington, Purley or Addiscombe come the new year, … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Parking, Purley, Scott Roche | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments