parking
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General News 26 Jan 2021Coronavirus affects Council parking profits
Councils in England recorded a 4.6% reduction in profits from parking in 2019-20, according to figures obtained by the RAC Foundations.
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Manufacturer news 26 Nov 2020
Car size increase creates parking bay squeeze for drivers
Cars have grown by as much as 55% since the 1970s, leaving drivers to squeeze out of them in parking bays that have remained the same, new research suggests.
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Tax and legislation news 31 Mar 2020Drivers would defy pavement parking ban if introduced, finds study
More than one in 10 British motorists would defy a pavement parking ban if it was introduced following a government consultation, according to research from Yourparkingspace.co.uk.
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NEWS 22 Nov 2019AppyWay and Safo aim for improved fleet parking
Improved parking on its way for fleet drivers and operators.
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NEWS 4 Nov 2019Private parking firms to give grace period in Government clampdown
Action taken to reduce rogue car park charges.
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General News 12 Aug 2019Stansted Airport ‘most expensive’ for short-term parking
The majority of UK airports have increased their short-term charges for picking up and dropping off passengers since last year, new research from RAC suggests.
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Manufacturer news 3 Jul 2019Ford and Vodafone pilot could save fleets thousands in lost time
Ford and Vodafone’s Parking Space Guidance trial aims to reduce costs and save time using real-time data
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General News 19 Jun 2019Best UK cities for parking revealed
Newcastle has been revealed as Britain’s parking hotspot following a study of UK cities conducted by GAP insurance providers, InsuretheGap.com.
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Fleet industry news 31 May 2019New data standards to make parking easier
Government says data could be used to identify available parking spaces, permitted times and price, which apps could use right across the country.
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Fleet industry news 17 May 2019Private parking firms issue million more tickets
The number of penalty tickets issued to drivers parking on private land has increased by more than a million in just 12 months, official figures suggest.
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Fleet industry news 1 May 2019Motorists in Barnet receive most parking fines, finds Warranty Direct
Drivers in Barnet receive more parking penalties than in any other UK local council area, research from Warranty Direct has found.
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Fleet industry news 18 Mar 2019
New law to tackle rogue private parking firms
Fleets will have greater protections against bogus parking penalties as new measures to clamp down on rogue private parking firms become law.
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Fleet industry news 3 Dec 2018Nexus Vehicle Rental welcomes private parking company crackdown
Nexus Vehicle Rental has welcomed the House of Commons approval of a private members’ bill seeking to protect drivers from unscrupulous private car parking companies.
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Fleet industry news 11 Sep 2018Code of conduct plan as private parking tickets increase
From April to July, private parking companies requested 1,479,152 sets of vehicle keeper records from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).
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General News 15 Aug 2018City of London introduces emissions-based parking charges
The City of London Corporation has announced the introduction of new emissions based parking charges for on-street parking in the Square Mile.
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Fleet industry news 12 Jul 2018
Pavement parking ban 'opposed' by majority of motorists
YourParkingSpace.co.uk survey suggests more than half (55%) of respondents don’t want to stop motorists from being able to park their cars on a pavement.
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Fleet industry news 11 Jul 2018Council parking ‘profit’ to be £885m in 2018/19, says RAC Foundation
Councils in England are on course to generate a combined ‘profit’ of £885 million in 2018/19 from their parking operations – a 13% increase year-on-year.
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Connected fleet 27 Jun 2018Connected parking apps partnerships on the rise
Connected parking apps are becoming more prominent as partnerships with local councils and manufacturers is "on the rise".
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General News 27 Mar 2018Survey shows 2.5 million drivers have misused a disabled parking spot
More than 2.5 million drivers have wrongfully parked in a disabled space, according to a study by yourparkingspace.co.uk.
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Tax and legislation news 1 Feb 2018
Record number of parking tickets on private land, says RAC Foundation
Drivers were issued with a record number of parking tickets on private land in the third quarter of 2017-18, according to Government data.
