As predicted, by more than just myself, the problem of removing parking fees at NHS hospitals in Scotland and Wales is now raising its ugly head.
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As predicted, by more than just myself, the problem of removing parking fees at NHS hospitals in Scotland and Wales is now raising its ugly head.
Posted by Jolyon Porter at 08:55 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Controversial new laws could mean that the Brits will have to clear up outstanding fines before they will be allowed to travel out of the country in future.
Posted by Jolyon Porter at 08:11 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Automated parking systems really seem to be the flavour of the month at the moment. There have been articles about new installations quite regularly lately, and the latest I have come across is from the Philippines, where a 72 car facility has been constructed. You can read about it here.
Posted by Jolyon Porter at 07:58 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)
When I was little tacker and regularly caught the train on various outings, I remember seeing bike racks at most of the suburban rail stations. Obviously people would ride their bikes to the station, park them and the catch the train to the city or wherever they were heading to. And popular they were to.
Posted by Jolyon Porter at 06:30 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
I had the pleasure of a trip to the US late last year for work, LA to be precise. It was my first trip OS and was great fun.
Posted by Jolyon Porter at 07:57 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Australia's Macquaire bank is reportedly letting its parking operations in the US go back to its lenders. Read about it at PT's blog Here. It also seems that they could be having problems in Europe, too. Check this out
The parking business has dodged much of the problems with the economic downturn, however those that focus on airports and have a lot of debt, could have some problems. My interview with Park 'N Fly's new president in May's PT noted that there had been some downward pressure on their occupancy rates, somewhere in the 10-15% range. Seems that if Macquarie couldn't handle that's small downturn, they must have been leveraged to the hilt.
JVH
Posted by JVH at 10:34 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)