Andrew Burns

Confusion reigns over parking

By The Basa ⋅ April 13, 2005 ⋅  Email this post ⋅  Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

As I mentioned in a previous article here, the council are on a big earner whilst screwing it’s residents. Bumbling Andrew Burns screwed it up again by saying: “This scheme is certainly not designed to make a profit. The £3 million is for running costs - the scheme must be self-financing.” However….

the city centre scheme, which is roughly the same size but is visited by a lot more people, makes £15.8m a year from parking charges, including fines, and £8.3m from permits and tickets.

The bumbling transport ’supremo’ has put forward a plan and they openly admit that they are unable to say how much money would be made from the scheme, or what the eventual running costs would be. No wonder these idiots are working for a council. If they were in private enterprise they would be financially bankrupt. They are already morally bankrupt.

All this goes to prove that this is another money making scheme by the council. This are not only my words, those also come from Neil Greg of the AA Motoring Trust:

“We are becoming more and more concerned about the millions of pounds being raised through parking charges.

“Originally the decriminalisation of parking - which saw responsibility switch from police to local authorities - was supposed to be about traffic management.

“It was never stated by the council that it would be used to raise millions. It now seems to be a money-making exercise.”

More info: Confusion over capital parking scheme
Jenny Hjul’s column: Greedy council should give these residents a parking break

Random Posts you may have missed

• November 25, 2006 -- OAPs and disabled must take 2 buses to Councillor’s surgery
• February 26, 2007 -- Report on CEC: Overall there was a lack of management….
• April 14, 2005 -- Objectors attack unfair new permit plan
• August 23, 2006 -- Social Care Department - or is it?
• November 3, 2006 -- Rosendale’s revenge to affect 3,000 Leithers weekly

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