Property News · July 11, 2018

Parking meters adding insult to injury for motorists – archive, 11 July 1968


11 July 1968: Revenue is being eaten up by administrative costs rather than subsidising public transportMore than £8,500,000 has been put into parking meters by British motorists since the first scheme was introduced in Westminster in 1958. The Royal Automobile Club, which carried out a survey into the scheme, said yesterday that £6 millions of the takings had been eaten up by overheads and administrative costs. Related: ‘It’s the worst place to park in the world’ – why Britain is at war over parking Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
Read more…Parking meters adding insult to injury for motorists – archive, 11 July 1968

You may also like...