Westminster parking relief

Visitors to London, residents, and businesses involved with evening commerce, will be pleased to learn that Westminster City Council, responsible for roads in much of the central area, have backed down on plans to charge for street parking on a 24-hour basis.  Under current legislation vehicles can park for free on single yellow lines from 18:30 in the evening onwards Monday to Friday, and at certain times (depending on location) at the weekends.  This will now continue.

A campaign, spearheaded by the London Evening Standard has resulted in this change of policy.  Colin Barrow, Chairman of Westminster Council, has resigned.  However in what the newspaper calls a “stealth campaign” the Council has implemented a massive increase in the number of double yellow lines, where parking is banned.  This is likely to be challenged by not only the publication but businesses and workers in the area. www.westminster.gov.uk/services/transportandstreets/parking

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