Can we please be clear, i think your article is slightly misleading. Recently Paris, France, has increased parking fees for heavy vehicles with combustion engines and hybrids weighing over 1.6 tonnes and EVs weighing over 2 tonnes. The policy is designed to reduce visitors driving into Paris, however the policy does not apply to residents, taxis, tradespeople, healthcare workers, and individuals with disabilities. So, how can Lambeth police that sort of policy, it can’t!
You also suggest the policy was popular, we must be reading different articles.
There appears to be a legal challenge based on the voting turn out being so low, and the new parking rules look like they could be overturned.
I already pay £900 to park my SUV on the road, would it be fair to charge me even more as a resident that made Lambeth my home. Oh, and if I had off street parking I wouldn’t pay anything! Happy to have the debate about why I even own an SUV!
Hi Will - yes you are right about the low turnout (6%). I don't know enough about French democracy to know whether that's normal (there are comparisons in some of the articles with similar turnout for the vote about e-scooters). However, try as I might, it's hard to find articles that are squarely against the idea.
As for Lambeth - also good to discuss. There are different parking costs for vans etc compared to cars, and also residents get particular attention through zoned parking areas. So it seems like it could be further differentiated in both those ways. Let's see how they set it out when the consultation comes!
And yes, I imagine it's quite annoying not to have off street parking. From my perspective, I shudder every time my (or any other) small child tries to cross a road weaving between parked vehicles. But it seems this is mainly what our city infrastructure choices have given us to date.
Can we please be clear, i think your article is slightly misleading. Recently Paris, France, has increased parking fees for heavy vehicles with combustion engines and hybrids weighing over 1.6 tonnes and EVs weighing over 2 tonnes. The policy is designed to reduce visitors driving into Paris, however the policy does not apply to residents, taxis, tradespeople, healthcare workers, and individuals with disabilities. So, how can Lambeth police that sort of policy, it can’t!
You also suggest the policy was popular, we must be reading different articles.
There appears to be a legal challenge based on the voting turn out being so low, and the new parking rules look like they could be overturned.
I already pay £900 to park my SUV on the road, would it be fair to charge me even more as a resident that made Lambeth my home. Oh, and if I had off street parking I wouldn’t pay anything! Happy to have the debate about why I even own an SUV!
Hi Will - yes you are right about the low turnout (6%). I don't know enough about French democracy to know whether that's normal (there are comparisons in some of the articles with similar turnout for the vote about e-scooters). However, try as I might, it's hard to find articles that are squarely against the idea.
As for Lambeth - also good to discuss. There are different parking costs for vans etc compared to cars, and also residents get particular attention through zoned parking areas. So it seems like it could be further differentiated in both those ways. Let's see how they set it out when the consultation comes!
And yes, I imagine it's quite annoying not to have off street parking. From my perspective, I shudder every time my (or any other) small child tries to cross a road weaving between parked vehicles. But it seems this is mainly what our city infrastructure choices have given us to date.