Archived parking news
This page contains articles previously published on the Latest Parking News page which have been moved to allow for current articles. Some articles on this page have been summarised since their publication.
- January 2008 - Parking Charter released
- December 2007 - New controlled parking in First Cross Road, Twickenham
- July 2007 - New parking penalty charges from 1st July 2007
- July 2007 - Extension to the North-East Richmond controlled parking zone
- May 2007 - All zone business parking permits now available
- April 2007 - New permit charges from 2nd April 2007
- March 2007 - Parking Shop in East Sheen has now closed
- February 2007 - Parking Charges increased from 5th February 2007
Parking Charter released
On Friday 11th January 2008 the Council released its first Parking Charter. This details the aims of the Council in providing a 'firm but fair' approach to providing parking and enforcement within the borough. To read the charter or download a printable copy, please see the Parking Charter page.
This article was posted on 17th January 2008.
New controlled parking in First Cross Road, Twickenham
From Monday 17th December 2007 the Council introduced controlled parking in First Cross Road, Twickenham. Parking is restricted between 8:30am and 6:30pm, Monday to Sunday inclusive (excluding Good Friday, Christmas Day and bank holidays).
This article was posted on 12th December 2007.
New parking penalty charges from 1st July 2007
From 1st July 2007 the system of parking penalty charges changed for all London boroughs. Parking contraventions are now classified as 'more serious' and 'less serious', and the resulting penalty charges are set at higher or lower levels to reflect this.
In summary the charges changed as follows
| Type of penalty charge notice | Old penalty charge |
Penalty charges from 1st July 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Penalty charge notices issued on-street or in car parks for all zones and car parks, except the Twickenham Event Day zone | £80 |
More serious: £100 Less serious: £60 |
| Penalty charge notices issued within the Twickenham Event Day zone | £100 |
More serious: £120 Less serious: £80 |
| Bus lane penalty charge notices | £100 |
£120 |
Penalty charges are still discounted by 50% if paid within 14 days of the date of service of the penalty charge notice.
For more information, please see the Parking fines pages.
This article was posted on 30th May 2007.
Extension to the North-East Richmond controlled parking zone
From 1st July 2007 the North-East Richmond controlled parking zone was extended to include Bardolph Road, St Georges Road, Trinity Cottages and Trinity Road.
Residents or businesses wishing to purchase parking permits can do so by following the instructions on the Residents parking permits, Resident visitor parking permits or Business parking permits pages.
This article was posted on 12th June 2007.
All zone business parking permits now available
The Council now offers the chance for businesses located within the borough to purchase permits which will allow the holder to park in any resident or business parking place in the borough (excluding Richmond Town zone A1 business parking places).
See the Business parking permit pages for more information and to download application forms.
This article was posted on 30th May 2007.
New permit charges from 2nd April 2007
A new charging system for permits started on 2nd April 2007. The charge for most parking permits issued by the Council is now based on the vehicle carbon dioxide emission or cylinder capacity 'band'.
An explanation of how to identify vehicle bands, and the decrease or increase in permit costs can be found on the Vehicle banding for parking permits explained page.
New permit application forms and supporting documents are available to download from the Car parking permits pages, or you can pick them up from The Parking Shop (details on the Parking contact details page).
The new pricing will affect permits issued for all controlled parking zones except the Twickenham Event Zone, as permits are free of charge. Car park season tickets are also unaffected.
This article was posted on 30th May 2007.
Parking Shop in East Sheen has now closed
The Parking Shop at 232 Upper Richmond Road West, East Sheen was permanently closed on 24th March 2007. We would like to apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
For all parking enquiries, please contact the Parking Shop in Twickenham, contact details are on the Parking contact details page.
For further information please email parking@richmond.gov.uk.
This article was originally posted on 9th March 2007.
Parking Charges increased from 5th February 2007
Following a decision by the Council Cabinet on 6th November 2006, parking charges increased from 5th February 2007. This affected Resident visitor permits, Traders permits, Season tickets, meter parking, pay and display parking and voucher parking. This was the first increase since May 2003, with some controlled parking zones unaffected since February 2001.
For further information on prices please refer to the Resident visitor parking permits, Traders parking permits, CPZ times and maps, Car parks and Voucher parking pages
For more information please email parking@richmond.gov.uk.
This article was posted 27 December 2006.