Canary Wharf and Docklands parking

Friday, September 4th, 2009

Canary Wharf is considered one of the premier areas in London with high-rise offices touching shoulders with upmarket residential areas. It is at the centre of all business and technology in London; this means huge parking problems for everyone.

There is not enough parking for not only the residents, but also the huge numbers of people that work there. Canary Wharf is also one of the fastest growing areas in London.
All of this contributes to the nightmare of daily congested traffic and people needing parking space. So, to ask the question of whether there is cheap parking in Canary Wharf might seem rather silly.

Yes, there is parking in Canary Wharf. There are underground car parks that will cost you an arm and a leg. No-one, whether an individual or a company, can afford to continue paying the astronomical parking charges levied in London. Another solution must be found for cheap parking in Canary Wharf.

Come to the right place

To find cheap parking in Canary Wharf you must come to us and we will find it for you. We offer you a specialist parking solution. We operate in the greater London area as well as elsewhere.

We specialise in finding cheap parking in Canary Wharf for long term parking needs for individuals and corporate fleet parking. We continually source affordable parking for our clients. When you specify your needs and we do not have it available, we will source it for you. Finding cheap parking in Canary Wharf and the Docklands area on your own will be extremely difficult, so leave it in our hands and we will find it for you.

Elegant Kensington can be a headache

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

Kensington is a stunningly beautiful part of London with elegant homes which hark back to times gone by. It is one of the most sought after residential areas in London and it is also subject to congestion charges for traffic. It is a high tourist density area with many attractions.

Now where exactly does that leave anyone that needs car parking in Kensington? In a serious bit of bother and a large headache to find parking at a vaguely affordable price, that’s where! It is an extremely built up area where residents parking is at a premium, made worse by the many visitors arriving to enjoy restaurants and entertainment venues in the area.

Yet the reality for many people is that they need regular car parking in Kensington. The publicly available parking is scarce and comes at extremely high prices so another solution must be found.

Help is at hand

24 7 Parking have been sourcing long term parking and cheap parking solutions for our clients for the past 8 years. We specialise not only in London, but also Knightsbridge, Waterloo, Mayfair and Kensington to name a few areas that we service.

We understand the need for corporate fleet parking as well as individual parking in the greater London area. We continually source available parking in Kensington.

We take that burden off your shoulders and do the legwork for you. So instead of trying to find affordable car parking in Kensington by yourself, rope us in to do it for you as have experience of where to look and to negotiate affordable prices.

Parking is always a problem

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Parking is always a problem in the UK, no matter where you go. There are so many areas and spaces that you are not allowed to park in, so many drivers, and loads of cars.
Add to that the high costs of car parks across the UK and it seems almost impossible for you to find any parking anywhere. However, there is one way to ensure that you find parking in London or anywhere else.

Helping hands that save trouble

When you are looking for parking in London, you can find it in many ways. Finding it by yourself usually means that you have to do your own negotiating with the parking space owner. When a parking space owner is faced by a single person who does not necessarily possess extraordinary negotiating skills, negotiations can be lengthy and may not go your way.

When the parking owner is confronted by our professionals, they are more likely to be negotiated to a better price. This means that when you work through us to find parking, you are guaranteed better prices and great parking.

Sourcing parking in London for our clients, be it short term, long term or airport parking, is our top priority. Your parking, your convenience and your satisfaction comes first when we negotiate deals on your behalf. You can trust us to negotiate a deal that are in your best interest as your best interest is our best interest. Go ahead, give us a try.

Councils’ parking-ticket quotas exposed

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Motorists are bearing the brunt of local authorities setting targets for parking penalties, according to a recent investigation launched by consumer watchdog Which? magazine.

On the matter of parking penalty charges, the Department of Transport guidance to local authorities is clear: “Parking charges are a tool to manage demand for road use and should not be used as a revenue raising measure. Local authorities are expected to comply with our guidance and are accountable to their electorates, auditor and the courts.”

But councils are blatantly disregarding this and going to the opposite extreme of actually setting targets in what is obviously a revenue-generating practice. And in the absence of any regulation of the private parking industry, they are getting away with it – and unsuspecting drivers are paying the price.

While only six of the 95 local authorities questioned by Which? admitted they “expected” a certain number of tickets to be issued to drivers, it is fair to assume that the practice is widespread among local councils (the six are Basildon, Bromley, Carmarthenshire, Lewisham, Richmond upon Thames and Shropshire).

Lewisham is the worst offender, with a quota of 78,400 fixed penalty notices to be issued each year – six times as many as 12,500 in Carmanthenshire in Wales. Bromley was next, with the target of 65,000 penalty charge notices each year – almost three times more than in all of Shropshire.

A full two-thirds of councils are also breaking the rules by not allowing the 50% prompt payment discount if a motorist loses an appeal against a parking ticket. This utterly unscrupulous practice could keep a driver from appealing if they think they have been unfairly ticketed.

To make matters worse for drivers, parking signs in private parking areas are often unclear or obscured. In its investigation, Which? found that in private car parks in a typical urban area, warning signs were often hidden from view or had out-of-date or illegible phone numbers, leaving drivers unsure of their rights and open to huge fines and clamping. The fines ranged from £100 to a massive £360.

In light of its findings, Which? has called for proper regulation of the parking industry, including a standardised code of practice for private parking firms as well as an independent appeal process.

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