Train fares set to rise in January

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

The Association of Train Operating Companies has recently announced rail fares are set to rise by an average of 1.1 per cent in January 2010.Not too painful to most, especially considering that this increase is reportedly the lowest price rise since privatisation was introduced in the mid 90s. The pain starts to feed through however when one takes the time to check what has happened to retail prices. Retail prices have in fact reduced by some 1.4% when looking at the month in which they use to calculate these increases. These new rail prices could potentially be interpreted therefore as a 2.5% increase.
London rail users however fair even worse as South Eastern has announced increases of 1.6% and one can only sympathise with users along some of the East Coast lines who recently took over the troubled Inter City East Coast rail franchise. They are to see some journey prices increased by up to 5%.
These disappointing increases could be the end of the line for some commuters, particualrly in London, who may well forego the hustle and bustle of the trains in return for their cars.
Finding suitable, cheap car parking in London is by no means a given. All too often, a car park with suitable spaces on one day does not have any spaces the following day.
For this reason, it is always recommended that people pre-book parking spaces. For those commuters who do return to using their car, At 24 7 Parking we are invariably able to offer discounted long term parking.

Drivers advised to book car parking space in advance

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Many drivers may well be pleased to see the end of the bendy bus. The bendy bus in London were withdrawn from route 38 on 14th November 2009, and replaced by the more traditional double decker buses.

Double-decker buses will take over on the route between Victoria Station and Clapton Pond, with the route also changing on weekdays.

Every bus (except on evenings and weekends) will now run between Victoria and Hackney Central with alternate buses carrying on to Clapton Pond.

Public opinion has, for a long while, made it very clear that the bendy buses were not popular or wanted. Drivers using those routes have suffered somewhat, some of whom may well have given up using their own transport to get around the city because of them.

With the withdrawal in full flow and the rest of the bendy bus fleet due to be withdrawn by the end of 2011, those car drivers that decide to return to using their own transport will need to remember that car parking in London is still not a given.

To ensure you are able to have access to parking in London, the best course of action is to make use of the services of companies such as 24 7 Parking. We are able to source and provide suitable secure parking in many areas around London, often at significantly lower prices than those you would have to pay normally.

Autocar Magazine

Tuesday, June 15th, 2004

24 7 Parking were delighted to be featured in the Web Watch section of the Auotocar magazine this week, issue 15-21 June 2004. As a company looking to offer motorists a less expensive alternative to traditional parking, we were extremely pleased to be featured. For more information on Autocar please visit www.autocar.co.uk.