Fine & dandy? Not if we’re cash cows, say drivers
If you had a parking ticket slapped on your windscreen at any point last year, you will have contributed to the record £353 million that UK motorists paid out in parking fines during 2012/13. As if...
View ArticleRay of sunshine eases parking pressure
Parking the car, especially if it’s in a tight spot (and there are witnesses around), has to be one of my least favourite activities. So if a robot offered to do it on my behalf, I’d happily hand over...
View ArticleCan social media stop selfish parking?
If there’s one word guaranteed to grind a driver’s gears it’s ‘parking’. Whether it’s parking fines, dangerous parking, selfish parking, or just an inability to park, there’s nothing quite like it to...
View ArticleDo hospital parking fees make you sick?
Are we getting ripped off by hospitals charging extortionate parking fees? Over three-quarters (79%) of UK hospitals now charge for parking and many are now raking in over £1 million a year. And while...
View ArticleCrackdown targets Blue Badge fraudsters
Criminals aren’t known for their high moral standards, but surely committing Blue Badge fraud is a particular low point. The Blue Badge scheme grants parking concessions to more 2.5 million disabled...
View ArticleValet of the kings?
I’ve never understood the saying: “It’s better to travel in hope than to arrive.” I’d rather travel in first class and arrive just as the sun is going down, actually. Certainly when flying, all I...
View ArticleEight acts of road irrationality
What is it that makes otherwise decent and rational people become deranged and deluded when in or near a motor car? And how guilty are you of irrational acts of the road? Here are eight examples… 1....
View ArticleAnother fine mess – how to appeal a parking ticket on private land
Updated – February 21, 2015 Most of us have at some time or another returned to our car to find a parking ticket slapped on the windscreen. It’s annoying and it’s expensive, though if we have broken...
View Article10 minutes grace at council car parks – a good idea?
There’s nothing quite like the panic felt when rushing back to your car to try and beat the parking meter. And nothing quite like the anger felt when you arrive at your car a couple of minutes late...
View ArticleCCTV spy car takes to the streets
Spy cars just aren’t what they used to be. Once we had James Bond’s amphibious Lotus or fully-loaded Aston Martin. Now we’ve got runabouts with massive CCTV cameras sitting on top. The spy car has gone...
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