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Councils are trying to encourage you to travel more sustainably, and they're doing that by valuing the land you're using for parking appropriately. The fact is,
by hkt 5y ago
Councils are trying to encourage you to travel more sustainably, and they're doing that by valuing the land you're using for parking appropriately. The fact is, free parking is subsidised parking and it isn't right that public authorities are subsidising your choice to drive.
- DrBazza 5y ago> Councils are trying to encourage you to travel more sustainably Not consciously. My council 100% use car parks as a source of revenue. That the price discourages people is a side effect of supply and demand. Particularly in London where space is at a premium. Any "carbon neutral thinking" by my council is accidental, except when they buy a bunch of electric vehicles.
- hkt 5y agoI'm sure some do use it as a source of revenue. They should be allowed to conceive of and levy local taxes of all kinds instead, really. Councils' lack of financial flexibility makes politicians of all stripes unable to deliver on even basic pledges.