| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Proposed CPZ charges | |
| Posted by: | Raymond Havelock | |
| Date/Time: | 11/10/14 11:47:00 |
| We ( my wife and I ) are vehemently against the CPZ in the way it is divisive and a cash cow for councils and the way in which councils and councillors use them to manipulate us. The examples of the way in which Ealing's Labour council has imposed massive increases in charges both for car permit holders and non car owning folk who have to pay extortionate amounts for visitor permits is a scandal. But when we lived in Barnet it was even worse and it is just as bad in Hammersmith and Fulham. But with all the poorly planned developments coupled with greedy and unscrupulous management companies making parking in new developments a 'premium' priviledge along with the ripple factor of commuters, some form of CPZ has now become inevitable. It is not really the real solution, it is a solution to which revenue and profit can be made. And not just by the council but by third parties. The solution would be to refuse planning permission to developments with stupid impractical calculations for 1.2 spaces per dwelling etc. and adequate parking at stations and workplaces, much of which is possible and not at the resident ratepayers expense. In other developed countries tight on space, simple car parks are built over railways, cheaply and easily. Parking in developments has to be in abundance. And it can be done here. Greenwich council are insistent on ample parking for any dense residential developments within an established residential area. But here in Western London, Hounslow, Ealing, and Hillingdon have completely inept policies and simply blame the government for all the failings. A cop out as there is always a way given the will. For now the CPZ as amended, is about as good as we can expect, but "Caring" Mr Curran and Co. need to stop saying what they can do to improve residents lives and act. A good start will be free permits for residents over 70 and free visitors permits for all pensioners without cars and all pensioners over 70. And why are carers permits so expensive? Full time Carers are generally family and do this unpaid. And who pays for professional carers permits ? The NHS or the councils. Utterly bonkers. |