24
Aug
2010
Local Authorities to impose workplace parking levies
The Daily Telegraph has carried out an investigation and found that further councils are considering bringing in a workplace parking levy scheme.
Nottingham City Council will be the first to impose a £250-a-year parking levy from 2012 on employers with more than 11 members of staff.
The newspaper’s investigation found that a number of other councils are considering introducing the charge as a way to raise funds, especially budgets are being cuts. The scheme was initially introduced as a means of reducing congestion and carbon emissions.
The councils that were found to be considering the levy include Leeds, York, Devon, Hampshire, Bournemouth, South Somerset and Wiltshire.
Posted by Anil Champaneri
