Tag: Road Transport

Parking blitz hits delivery drivers; ‘Overzealous’ councils under fire as fines for courier firms soar by 78%.

New evidence of the massive rise in parking fines is revealed today. Private motorists in London have already been hit by an increase in tickets issued by parking attendants. Now firms delivering goods to shops, offices and the home are being targeted – and they warn that to stay profitable the extra costs will ultimately be passed on in higher prices for consumers. A survey by the Freight Transport Association (FTA) reveals that last year the number of parking tickets issued to delivery drivers in London soared by an average of 78 per cent. The value of the fines rose by an average of 86 per cent.

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Congestion charging

Opinions vary on the London congestion charge, a year old last week. Communters and the national media have been generaly supportive, won over by reduced traffic levels and better publich transport. But retailers have suffered, and the hauliers who fuel the capitals economy have given the scheme, now likely to be widened, a firm thumbs-down.

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