London Motorcycle Parking charges - an update

[Kris]

Quel suprise!

Recently spotted is a report to the Board of Partnerships-In-Parking, the Westminster-led consortium, that www.notobikeparkingfees.com are demanding a Public Inquiry into both its set-up and practices, entitled "Current Projects" dated 6th March 2008, some 5 months before the Motorcycle Charging Scheme was implemented on a TRIAL BASIS. It would appear that, not only was the result of that "trial" a foregone conclusion as far as Gilchrist, Goad & Chalkley were concerned (the Architects of both the charging scheme and, yes, you guessed it, PIP), but they were already discussing how to roll it out nationally.

Go to Point 1.6 (page 13) which lists, in a table, "motorcycle policy":- against "Harmonisation of policies relating to motorcycles" clearly states that the required action be:-

1. a review of NATIONAL and London-wide policy context".
2. Review broader transport and environmental policy context
3. Identify key issues in EACH borough
4. Benchmark current policies of the Partner Boroughs to produce a consolidated proposal for agreement
5. Identify mechanism for immobilising motorcycles

That, my friends now stands as testament to our assumptions (themselves based on the only logical explanation of motive for their actions) that, unlike Gilchrist's predecessor who swelled Drakes Bailiffs on the fat of the Westminster land before joining the Board, the 3 stooges are planning to swell Verrus not only on the fat of Westminster's Land, but also on the fat of every other Borough's land!

In essence the scheme was already planning nationwide motorcycle charging (called harmonisation ) and putting into policy before the supposed trial ever took place.

Will that stop them though? Nope.

Hopefully see some of you on the next demo - Dec 7th.


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[shadowbiker]

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