Parking

Cycling and walking group backs pavement parking ban

The Walking and Cycling Alliance (WACA) has backed calls for the government to introduce a ban on parking on pavements and in cycle lanes.

New app helps you find an empty parking space

A new app aims to take advantage of connected car technology to help drivers find parking spaces more quickly.

Parking profiteers: the councils making millions from parking fines

A freedom of information request has revealed exactly what local authorities make out of parking tickets, as well as how many are issued

MPs seeking ban on pavement parking

The Commons Transport Committee says an outright ban on ‘unsightly and obstructive’ pavement parking across England should be put in place.

8 in 10 airports raise drop-off parking charges

A shocking 82 percent of the UK’s busiest 22 airports have increased charges for drop-off parking over the past year. Here are the worst offenders

Warnings against blanket ban on pavement parking

Critics of a total ban on pavement car parking suggest urban areas will not be able to cope with the increased need for spaces.

NCP makes £700,000 a year from drivers without change

NCP, the country's biggest car park, operator kept more than £2 million in overpayments from drivers between 2009 and 2012.

Revealed: the parking habits that annoy people most

Parking habits that make drivers see red include using a parent-and-child bay (with no children) and not leaving contact details after denting another car

Revealed: the cheapest and most expensive airport car parking

London City has the UK's most expensive airport parking, with a two-week stay costing £196.50 – while Edinburgh Airport costs just £43.99 for a fortnight.

Government to clamp down on rogue parking firms

The Parking Act 2019 is a government initiative to better regulate the private parking industry