Ellie Ames 13 November 2024

Thousands sign petition against Haringey parking fare rise

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A petition urging Haringey Council not to scrap daily parking permits for visitors has received 3,700 signatures.

The London borough council has proposed discontinuing the £5 daily permits so that visitors can only pay by the hourly rate of £1.20.

Those opposing the plans noted that in any controlled parking zone that is operational for more than four hours a day, it will become more expensive to buy a day's parking for a visitor.

In Seven Sisters, the daily cost would rise from £5 to £13.20.

Tom Leanse, who created the petition, said: ‘It is objectionable that the council is seeking to increase the cost of parking at all, at a time when residents are still suffering the effects of a cost of living crisis.’

According to the council, there is ‘circumstantial’ evidence that daily visitor permits are being used ‘for purposes other than intended’, including by commuters using them to park for the day.

Haringey’s cabinet member for resident services and tackling inequality, Seema Chandwani, said the council aimed ‘to address the challenges of parking in a densely populated borough’.

She urged residents to respond to a consultation on the proposals, which will run until 20 November.

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