Parking fees hike

11:43am Thursday 1st May 2008

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I HAVE received a letter from the permit parking section of the London Borough of Bromley, in which it is stated the cost of a parking permit has been increased from £25 to £35, an increase of 40 per cent.

The letter states: "This is the first increase in charges for four years", as if by their gallant efforts they have kept parking outside your own home down to a measly £25.

You have to ask how the cost of operating the scheme has risen by 40 per cent in only four years.

Was it seriously under costed four years ago? Or has the operational cost risen by 40 per cent in just four years?

The cynic might think this is just another ploy to extract additional income from the residents of Bromley.

JOHN HACKETT

Bromley