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Free Bike Parking - Epetition Reply
6 August 2007
We received a petition asking:
"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Stop local councils charging for motorbike parking."
Details of Petition: "Local councils increasingly see motorcyclists as money spinners. Charging for motorbike parking goes against the Government's stated policy of reducing congestion and increasing environmental awareness.
Those who use two wheels liberate space for essential four wheeled traffic, especially in busy urban areas, so everyone enjoys a knock-on benefit from those who choose to ride a bike.
Motorbikes are more efficient and produce less harmful emissions than other forms of motorized transport.
Charging for bike parking will impact most on those least able to pay, pricing essential workers out of already expensive urban areas, especially in London and other UK cities.
Please Mr Blair, don't allow local councils to charge motorbikes for parking, but urge them to take a holistic view of this issue and recognize the economic benefits of reduced congestion in the best interests of all the UK's city dwellers.
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/FreeBikeParking/?ref=freebikeparking
Read the Government's response
It is for each individual traffic authority to decide on what to charge for parking and the vehicles to which these charges should apply.
The decisions by the traffic authority should reflect the objectives of their Local Transport Plan.
The Government generally sees no reason why people using a parking place should not be expected to contribute towards the cost of providing and maintaining it, rather than the burden falling entirely on local council tax and business rate payers.
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