Parking has become a political football

Eric Pickles’ defence of motorists looks suspiciously like an attack on local government

The government is suggesting that councils have implemented inappropriate parking charges that undermined the vitality of high streets, flying in the face of the available evidence. While some motorists might be annoyed at the Department for Transport’s recent introduction of on-the-spot fines for tailgating and middle-lane hogging, thanks to sympathetic press coverage, at least they know that the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) is on their side. Indeed, secretary...

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