EEPhil
Number 28
Planet Nottingham Shity Council. The City Council has a workplace parking levy http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/tr...s/parking-and-permits/workplace-parking-levy/ , meaning most business (11 or more workers), have to pay a fat subsidy (£387 per parking space per year) to the City Council. Initially it was supposed to deter car use, but it is another money grabbing scheme - probably ring fenced for public transport. As the cost is usually passed on from the employer to the employee (ie. you have to pay to park at your place of work), and the majority of people live outside the City Council area, there is a problem. The people paying the "tax" can't vote the council out. As far as I can tell, it hasn't reduced car use, just made the council a bit richer. On top of this, car parks are more expensive and on-street parking for free in the city area almost impossible. Now we are getting "Red Routes" and dedicated lanes for electric vehicles. The polluting traffic will be sitting idle in jams more often. Is that really going to reduce inner city pollution?How anyone thought that by restricting parking would lead to less car use is beyond me. What planet are these people on?