A Sheffield car park boss has defended operating a site that is facing an enforcement enquiry and insisted all £100 ‘fines’ issued to motorists are valid. Ashley Kelly, of Bank Park, said he had an agreement with the landowner to operate the plot on Ecclesall Road and did not need planning permission to issue invoices to motorists. The rules relied on contract law, which motorists accepted by entering, he added. He did not disclose how many had been sent £100 demands since it opened, or give the...
BATON ROUGE — The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is searching for a woman connected to a vehicle burglary at the Highland Road BREC Park.On April 18, the suspect reportedly broke into a car parked at the Highland Road park through a damaged front door and stole the car's owner's purse, wallet, medication and cash. Deputies said the suspect attempted to use a debit card stolen from the car on two separate occasions at a local store.The woman is also reportedly a suspect in another case...
There are plans for an Edinburgh car park to be turned into a site for ghost kitchens. With the growth of apps like Deliveroo and DoorDash, kitchens which cook food solely for delivery have exploded in several parts of the world. And the trend could find a new base in the Capital if the city council backs the latest proposals for Stenhouse Mill Wynd near Gorgie Road. Documents sent to the local authority outline developer Tony Pia’s vision of the site’s ‘containerised shipping units’ converted...
Erin Ward, 45, was arrested on Saturday morning after police found her in a car with a 17-year-old boy. The teenager drove the car about two blocks away, crashed, and then ran before cops located him. Ward was employed as a substitute teacher at Burke High School in Omaha
His poor driving skills led to hitting barriers, three cars, and doing so in front of a police officer
Visiting and parking in Leeds city centre can be an expensive experience. Car parks can often be pretty pricey and require forking out a small fortune to pay for a few hours of shopping in the Trinity Centre or on Merrion Street. With that in mind, we asked residents for their top picks for the best and worst car parks in the city centre. Dylan said: “I would definitely avoid the station because it’s always filled with traffic and very costly. “If you want to be in the town then I would...
Insurance costs have so far totalled more than £10 million
Lambeth Council has been criticised for hiring wardens with CBT certificates - compulsory basic training - through a private contract with the parking firm Apcoa in a bid to collect £35m in fines.
Electric cars have not become better or cheaper fast enough, and without rapid improvements the market will run out of road, says Paul Ormerod This week I got rid of my electric car. As a car, it was a pleasure to drive. I also enjoyed the fact that it disconcerted at least some of my []
Align: Vroom editors Paul Brian and Lauren Fix may be seasoned car industry experts, but that doesn't mean they're completely immune to the electric vehicle hype. "As far as looks spectacular," says Lauren. "Technology, amazing. And all of this entices you because the car manufacturers are doing something completely different than they did before." But those compliments come with some pretty big misgivings. Should you hop on board the EV bandwagon? Paul and Lauren recently sat down with me to...
Barcelona, April 22 (Prensa Latina) Spain and China are preparing to produce 150 thousand vehicles, mainly electric, after an agreement signed today in Barcelona by Chery and Ebro-Ev Motors. The post Spain and China: electric cars in Barcelona first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Electric cars are a key part of Europe’s green transition plans but the road ahead remains littered with obstacles with 10 years to go before a crucial milestone. Despite the fact that the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned in the European Union as of 2035, sales of plug-in “zero emission” […]