Parking

With the most recent ‘Financial Management and Performance Report’ being published we wonder if the extra revenue that the Council is collecting from its car parks will be reinvested into helping our town centres and High Streets. Councils have long been criticised for their ‘cash cow’ approach to car parking […]

Our Councillor, James Newport has been on the case and spoken to NCP amidst all of the complaints that have been raised on social media. James shares more information in his blog post here.

In a move that will surely anger struggling Rayleigh High St business owners and shoppers alike, our eagle-eyed focus team have spotted this new parking machine (in Websters Way carpark). These machines are designed to put an end to the sharing of pay and display tickets*. The RAC recently reported […]

We happened to be using Webster’s Way carpark today where no less than TWO of the payment machines were out of action. Other car park users felt similarly inconvenienced, more so when they discovered RDC collects over £1m revenue each year from car parks.

Figures released recently show a 45 per cent rise in stolen disabled parking permits. Most councils are failing to prosecute motorists for misusing disabled parking permits – despite a significant rise in thefts of blue badges. You can find your Councils figures here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/759837/dis0301.ods More than three in five local […]

There is a national debate about ‘pavement parking’ which divides public opinion. We’d like to know what you think – is pavement parking a problem in the Rochford District? Does pavement parking occur in your road? The BBC recently published this article discussing the problems with pavement parking – Let […]