£1.50/day to park in Westminster

[mr.anderson]

My comments to Westminster:

I am stunned that the council sees fit to try and tax a congestion easing mode of transport.

If this does go ahead, I expect to see a good service offered for the further £50 a month that I will have to pay to the council.

I assume (perhaps ignorantly) that these services would be in place by the time the fee is introduced. I would also like to see further details issued of these said “ground anchors” and how they are to work.

Will the council also be limiting the number of spaces per bay? More specifically; currently as many motorcycles as there is space for can park in a bay. This means that owners who care less for their bike than I do for mine will take a gap to small just to park, resulting in my motorcycle being scratched or knocked over. This adds again to the cost of motorcycling – I care for the motorcycle that I have spent years saving up for. Will these limitations be signposted? How will they be managed?

Has case of short stay parking been considered? I often have to leave work to travel to other parts of the borough for short meetings. Will my £1.50 cover me in this case as well?

Will the council be adding to the police presence for this fee? Will I be able to feel secure in that my motorcycle will not be stolen or vandalised when parked in a paid for bay?

I would like more information on this please.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by mr.anderson

My comments to Westminster:

Hope you copied that to Boris too - being disapointed that after embracing bikers with the bus lane usage, he allows a council to impliment anti-biker measures

good call on the note to Westminster Council!

keep us posted on what feeble waffle they come back with...

[Spiderman]

Good work Mr A.

As FF said lets u know what hey come up with. Her lot never even replied to the letters i sent them so lets hope they do a better job that her lot did

Now i know if it had been the Fizzy one herself she'd have dealt with it in a highly proffesional manner, shame her emplyoers dont have the same courtesy.

[ethariel]

Just a quick question for those of you (Spidey!!!) that enjoy shafting Westminster regards charges and tickets most of the time.

1- Secure parking - in making this available (or not as the case may be), is Westminster accepting liability for loss or damage to our bikes now that we have to pay a management fee to park in thier bourough.

2- If they are not liable then why charge us for 'safer parking'

3- is there any legal standpoint here or any prescident set, whether in Uk or european courts?

Colin

[Spiderman]

Well its definately happening. I found this attached to my bike today. I'd like to hear all your views, for and against please peeps.



EDIT: Mr A...do you mind PMing me the email address you sent youe email to and do you mind if i make pretty much the same points as you but in my own way?

[mr.anderson]

Oh well, that's a bit of a bugger.. I still havent had a reply from them.

Anywho... any guess as to how much money they will make over the first few weeks from fines for unpaid motorcycle parking? I reckon they will have to remove quite a few abandoned scooters as well...

[mr.anderson]

Originally Posted by Spiderman

EDIT: Mr A...do you mind PMing me the email address you sent youe email to and do you mind if i make pretty much the same points as you but in my own way?

Yarp... will do. (as soon as I can find it....) Feel free to plagerise and butcher (read edit and refine) as you will.

Does this mean we will have to pay when parking in Soho?

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Professor

Does this mean we will have to pay when parking in Soho?

You dont pay for parking on double yellows

And the pay to park "should" end at 6:30