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Public consultation launched into emission-based parking charges
- Views invited on plans to introduce higher parking fees for more polluting vehicles
- Proposed scheme aims to improve air quality and the health of Reading residents
Views invited on introduction of emission-based parking charges
- More polluting vehicles will pay more for on-street parking and resident permits under new scheme.
- A consultation has been launched inviting residents and visitors to the town to give their views.
Emission-based Parking Charges Considered for Reading
- Owners of higher polluting vehicles would pay more for on-street parking and resident permits in the borough
- Scheme aims to encourage drivers of high-emission vehicles to consider alternatives and help improve air quality and health of residents
- New pay and display machines will allow payment by bank card and mobile
Launch of New Boroughwide Digital Parking Scheme
- New digital residents’ parking scheme launches on 1 November 2023
- Easier and quicker to apply for, and renew, parking permits
- Existing physical residents’ parking permits will continue to be used until their expiry date.
Successful fraud prosecution for man misusing organisational Blue Badge
- Man illegally using an organisational blue badge issued to care home he worked for has been fined £7,000
- Reading Council working in partnership with Wokingham Borough Council and officers from NSL Parking Services
Have your say on plans for a digital parking pilot scheme
- Consultation on digital parking launches on 4 August
- Proposals to trial a new digital parking permit scheme in Lower Caversham later this year
- Digital parking permits can be issued instantly, reduce complaints and also mean visitor permits can be used by the hour, offering better value for money for residents