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WESTMINSTER MOTORCYCLE PERMITS GO VIRTUAL
Motorcyclists are to be offered ‘virtual parking permits’ to help make motrocycle parking in central London easier and more convenient. Until now, bikers who live
in Westminster have had to show a paper permit on their motorbike – which can be diffi cult to display and can also be lost or stolen. But from next month riders will be able to use a virtual residents’ permit that eliminates the need for a physical document. Parking attendants can then check if a motorcycle has a permit by entering the vehicle’s registration details into their hand-held computers before confi rming the details online. Virtual permits are already successfully used for the council’s motorcycle parking scheme, which has around 6,000 permits on issue across the capital.
Kevin Goad, Westminster’s head of commissioning for city management, said: ‘We know
that paper parking permits are not always an appropriate option for motorcycle owners and this scheme offers a solution for those motorists. ‘We are constantly innovating our parking services to meet the needs of our residents, businesses and visitors, and will be introducing further schemes to make parking easier later in the year.’
Motorcycle resident permits allow motorists to park in any dedicated motorcycle bay across central London, as well as in a residents’ bay in their own neighbourhood or ‘zone’, at a cost of £50 a year. The move follows a raft of measures introduced over the last year to make parking easier, including introducing an additional 1,000 residents’ parking bays and a carers parking scheme to help carers visit vulnerable residents. Residents can apply for a permit on the Westminster council website www.
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Solar so good... Croydon now has 36 solar
-powered machines.
Aura lights up Croydon
A ‘Mayday’ call was sent from the London Borough of Croydon to Metric Parking for more solar power. T e borough wanted a
further 17 solar-powered Aura pay and display parking machines to control the parking zone in the vicinity of their Mayday Hospital. T e latest order now brings
the number of solar-powered, coin-operated Metric Aura machines in the borough of Croydon to 36. Barry Francis, general
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manager of infrastructure, said Croydon’s policy of using sustainable technologies when possible meant they would be turning increasingly to solar power in the future.
Procurement Opportunities
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Tender for the recovery of unpaid Penalty Charge Notices
We’ve fl ounder great plaice for a parking machine – Clacton Pier.
The peer of parking
An historical pier is believed to be the fi rst in the country to install a parking machine. And just to add to the
uniqueness of the situation, the parking machine also dispenses fi shing permits. T e Metric Aura pay and
display parking machine is now controlling parking at the front of the 19th century pier at Clacton-on-Sea. In addition to issuing
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parking tickets, the Metric Aura machine also provides fi shermen with permits. T e pier fi rst opened to the public in 1871 at a time when Clacton-on-Sea was a quiet village with few facilities. T e pier was extended in 1893 to reach 360 metres and in 1994 was bought by a local businessman who modernised the project to attract 21st century day-trippers.
Bristol City Council is seeking an experienced organisation to provide services for the recovery of unpaid debts.
For further information and to ‘Express an Interest’ in the above opportunity, please visit Bristol e-Procurement System’s (BEPS) web site at:
https://procurement.bristol.gov.uk/ supplierselfservice/ The reference number is 2972.
The deadline for the return of the Pre-Tender Questionnaire is 5th May 2010 at 12 noon.
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