WE OPPOSE THE INCREASE ON MARCH 2020 PARKING CHARGES email:
[email protected] The Voice of the Community www.ucra.co.uk UPMINSTER & CRANHAM RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION Full Council Meeting – Residents’ STOP PRESS Associations Parking Charges Motion As we went to print, the Council’s Administration announced a number Narrowly Blocked of concessions regarding the current parking charges, including free On Wednesday 22nd January, at a Full Council meeting of Havering Council, Sunday parking in all council car Residents’ Association groups from across the borough, including the parks and 30 minutes free parking in Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Association (UCRA) councillors, put some on-street pay and display bays. forward the joint motion below – Whilst we welcome these measures in principle, we have not been given FREE PARKING PERIOD any details, such as how many free 30 As a consequence of a neighbouring borough’s (Redbridge) move to minute parking spaces there will be support their high streets, by increasing free parking to one hour, we in Upminster and where they will be call on this Council to, at the very least, re-introduce the 30 minute free located? We also cannot understand parking. why they will not extend the free The Conservative Administration put forward an amendment to this parking to the car parks as well? We (effectively a blocking motion), as below - will update residents with further This Council notes that the 1 hour free parking introduced within news when we have it. Redbridge Borough is based upon cashless parking operating across Redbridge; it also notes the age profile of Havering and access to digital equipment across the Borough and welcomes the Administration’s Cycling For All position to maintain cash payments for parking, and it further welcomes As we approach spring residents might the Administration’s position on supporting the High Street.