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Spending at Southwark Council has been cut by a third in some areas, thanks to the implementation of pay- by-phone parking. Full roll out of the service, supplied by
benefit has been for
RingGo, occurred just seven months ago, but despite that, the service is generating income and providing tangible savings to the council. Te first major
machine maintenance. Since the new system was introduced, cash levels collected by the council through pay and display machines have dropped by 30 per cent, leading to much lower requirements to repair and maintain machines. In May 2009, the council received 258 machine fault reports; but within 12 months, this level more than halved to 114. As well as improving
customer service, this cut in machine faults also enabled Southwark Council to save on its costs. When one of its three-man technical team retired, the council did not need to replace him.
Te council has
also been able to cut the regularity of cash collection and there are fewer acts of vandalism against machines due to reduced levels of cash held in machines. Tere has also
been an increased compliance since the system rolled out, due in part to flexible methods of payment. Councillor Barrie
Hargrove, cabinet member for transport, environment and recycling at Southwark Council, said: ‘Te full roll out has been a great success for Southwark. It has enabled us to save a substantial proportion of our annual parking expenditure.’
OUTRAGE Residents are in a battle with Huntingdon District Council to stop charges being imposed on a free car park. Protestors in St
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Neots have held a march to show their dismay at the council’s decision to start charging £1.50 for between four and 23 hours of parking at the Riverside car park. A spokeswoman
for the council said: ‘Huntingdonshire District Council has consulted with local people and considered their views.’ More than 1,000
people have joined a Facebook group and 2,000 people have signed a petition opposing the plans.
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