joshua
Well-Known Forumite
On a sideways note, if this is adopted widely the situation will get a lot worse
Many councils are proposing to charge companies £1000 per space per year on car parks with more than 10 spaces apparently they are already doing this in Nottingham with 4 out of 10 companies passing the costs onto employees. Consider also the other thing that Nottingham council did when implementing this charge - they put down double yellows on every little bit of the roads around offices, ensuring that any parking space is definitely paid for.
Councils have a legal obligation to improve the air quality in cities.
If they don't, they will be fined. The fines will ultimately be paid by the local residents from their community charge fees. The charging for company parking spaces is part of this.
Quite clever really, set this up now under the guise of "air pollution" and "the environment" and everybody reluctantly pays but few argue because how could you be so heartless about our planet ? Meanwhile cars are getting cleaner and eventually will mostly be hybrid/electric, by the time that happens we are all so used to paying for the spaces to park while we work we forget we were paying because of the pollution coming from our tailpipes.
The revenue lost not collected from petrol and diesel tax will be made up by a tax on the vehicle when it is stood still and not getting in anyones way.
This is just another example of the Govt. looking ahead to protect the revenue streams.
Many councils are proposing to charge companies £1000 per space per year on car parks with more than 10 spaces apparently they are already doing this in Nottingham with 4 out of 10 companies passing the costs onto employees. Consider also the other thing that Nottingham council did when implementing this charge - they put down double yellows on every little bit of the roads around offices, ensuring that any parking space is definitely paid for.
Councils have a legal obligation to improve the air quality in cities.
If they don't, they will be fined. The fines will ultimately be paid by the local residents from their community charge fees. The charging for company parking spaces is part of this.
Quite clever really, set this up now under the guise of "air pollution" and "the environment" and everybody reluctantly pays but few argue because how could you be so heartless about our planet ? Meanwhile cars are getting cleaner and eventually will mostly be hybrid/electric, by the time that happens we are all so used to paying for the spaces to park while we work we forget we were paying because of the pollution coming from our tailpipes.
The revenue lost not collected from petrol and diesel tax will be made up by a tax on the vehicle when it is stood still and not getting in anyones way.
This is just another example of the Govt. looking ahead to protect the revenue streams.