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Labour’s five point plan for fairer parking in Westminster

Labour Councillors have unveiled their Five Point Plan for fairer parking in Westminster.

The Five Point Plan will:

* cut the cost of a Residents’ Parking Permit by £10 a year;
* scrap the loss-making motorbike parking charges which have been so controversial and divisive;
* end the practice of parking ticket targets for parking wardens;
* scrap the plans to charge residents to park on single yellow lines in the evening;
* use Westminster’s 100 wi-fi CCTV cameras to catch criminals as the top priority, rather than fine motorists.

The cost of a cutting the cost of Residents’ Parking Permit by £10 a year is £390,000 and Labour say that this will be paid for by using the £430,000 saved by scrapping the loss-making motorbike parking charges.

Councillor Paul Dimoldenberg, Leader of the Labour Group, said: “Westminster residents deserve a better deal on parking. After the next election we will introduce policies to promote Fairer Parking right across Westminster, from Pimlico to Paddington. After decades of residents being used as ‘cash machines’ by Westminster Conservatives, a Labour Council will cost you less.”