Nottingham WPL painted as harbinger of national parking tax

The national newspapers more or less ignored the Government’s approval of an extension to Nottingham’s tram network, focusing solely on the workplace parking levy that will fund some of the work.

The most distinctive aspect of the media’s coverage of the announcement of the country’s first workplace parking levy in Nottingham (see page 3) was the extent to which they tried to portray it to their readers as an issue that affected every UK citizen who drives to work. The Daily Telegraph, on 31 July, for example, headlined its story: “Motorists to pay £250 tax for parking at work”. It did concede, in the story proper, however, that the workplace parking levy...

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