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‘Scrap the bike hike’ - opposition councillors have called for the scrapping of the £1-a-day motorcycle parking charge
Published: 26 February 2010
by JAMIE WELHAM
OPPOSITION councillors have called for the scrapping of the £1-a-day bike parking charge, after figures revealed City Hall was due to make a loss of nearly £500,000.
Documents received by Labour councillors show projected income at £2,022,594 but expenditure is predicted to be £2,453,094.
Labour group leader Paul Dimoldenberg said: “These figures show beyond doubt that not only are Westminster’s motorbike charges unpopular, controversial and divisive, but they are also a financial disaster.
“The £430,000 could be much better spent on services for people in need.”
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Wait a minute....
Submitted by C Rathbone on Fri, 2010-02-26 18:17.... the motorcycle parking scheme is making a loss ???
I won't bother asking why it was made permanent (just last month) when they had these figures as I've given up trying to make sense of Westminster City Council's decision-making logic.
What I will ask is WHY ISN'T IT BEING SCRAPPED RIGHT NOW ?
Is this what we are to expect from Conservatives IF they win the next election ?
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