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Westminster’s car parks to get the easyJet treatment (09 June 2008)

Expensive parking charges could soon become a thing of the past following the introduction of budget-airline-style pricing in the heart of the capital.

Parking bosses have slashed by almost 50 per cent the number of tickets they have issued to lorry drivers and heavy goods vehicles in central London.

Fifty of central London's most prolific parking offenders who owe more than £180,000 in unpaid fines are to have their vehicles crushed and recycled.

A window fitter has won six month's free parking in central London after making the two millionth Pay by Phone parking transaction.

Westminster City Council bosses slash resident parking tickets (24 April 2008)

Parking bosses have cut by nearly 40 percent the number of tickets issued to resident permit holders in Westminster.

Thumbs up for new pay by phone registration service (04 April 2008)
Westminster’s new pay by phone parking registration service has been given the thumbs by motorists, according to a new survey

Like them or loathe them- the reign of the parking attendant has come to an end after nearly 20 years of patrolling the city's streets.

Motorists in central London can celebrate the Easter bank holiday with four days of free parking across Westminster.

Westminster Council is hunting down its top ten most prolific parking offenders who owe nearly £400,000 in unpaid parking fines.

Cashless parking to go Westminster wide (15 February 2008)

Westminster moves a step closer to cashless parking throughout the borough this weekend (16/17th Feb).

Woman wins month's free parking in Westminster (15 January 2008)

A woman has won three month's free parking in central London after making the millionth Pay by Phone parking transaction. Read press release

Westminster rolls out common sense parking in the heart of the capital (30 January 2008)

Resident permit holders will be given a five-minute allowance when stopping on a single yellow line after Westminster City Council introduced a series of measures to make life easier for motorists parking in central London. Read press release

Parking Press Releases 2007

New stands to make life easier for thousands of bikers (22 October 2007)

New motorbike stands could make life easier for tens of thousands of riders and cut crime in a central London black spot.  Read press release

Computer-savvy Westminster residents saving thousands online (19 October 2007)

Thousands of Westminster residents have wised-up to online permit payments, saving nearly £400,000 of tax payers' money and a projected £200,000 of their own cash.  Read press release

Westminster urges travel operators to obey coach ban (18 October 2007)

Westminster City Council is calling on the handful of coach operators who continue to disregard the coach ban in Pimlico to obey the law or face a heavy fine.  Read press release

The end of the parking attendant? (28 September 2007)

By the middle of next year the number of Parking Attendants on patrol in Central London will be reduced by almost 20%.  Read press release

Westminster's parking team win national award (24 September 2007)

Westminster City Council's parking team have won the prestigious e-commerce award at the National Customer Service Awards (Tuesday 18th September) for the introduction of the innovative pay by phone parking.  Read press release

Westminster to have biggest wireless hotspot in Europe (20 September 2007)

Westminster City Council has announced that Central London will soon boast the largest wireless network in Europe.  Read press release

New EasyJet Style parking charges (07 Sept 2007)
Motorists may soon be able to park for as little as £3.99 per day or 50p per hour as 'EasyJet' style parking hits the streets of Central London.  Read press release

Westminster clamping down on fraudulent disabled badges (25 July 2007) 
Westminster City Council and JBW enforcement agency has launched a joint, six week operation to combat disabled badge fraud and misuse.  Read press release

Parking meters axed in Central London (27 June 2007)
Parking meters in central London have been consigned to the dustbin of history after Westminster Council announced today [27th June] the decision to rollout Pay by Phone Parking across the city. Read press release

Deliveries must keep streets, as well as the beer, flowing (15 June 2007)
At a parking summit today (Friday 15 June) Westminster City Council has proposed doubling the time allowed for loading and unloading by heavy goods vehicles from 20 to 40 minutes on a trial basis.  Read press release

Westminster drives forward parking strategy to go cashless in 18 months (16 May 2007)
An influential council committee last night agreed a strategy to implement cashless parking and the removal of parking meters and pay and display machines in the heart of London by the end of 2008. Read press release

Cabbies in Westminster pay less to spend a penny (10 May 2007)
Westminster City Council has provided extra parking bays across the city so cabbies can answer the call of nature in private.  Read press release

Will the London parking meter make its 50th anniversary? (13 April 2007)
As the London parking meter moves towards its 50th year, Westminster City Council has revealed the results of a survey in which the majority of motorists support scrapping them.  Read press release

London calling: Motorists asked for their views on pay by phone parking project (19 March 2007)
The death knell could be sounded for the humble parking meter if motorists give their backing to Pay By Phone Parking in a consultation on the scheme officially launched by Westminster City Council. Read press release

Green cars park for free in Westminster (09 March 2007)
Free parking is being offered to thousands of motorists in central London who drive green cars, Westminster City Council announced today. Read press release

Motorists can park in central London and still avoid C-charge (05 February 2007)
Hundreds of motorists are expected to make a beeline for a Westminster car park when the western extension to the congestion charging zone becomes operational later this month. Read press release

Thirteen arrested as Westminster cracks down on parking meter theft (19 January 2007)
Those arrested are believed to be part of a gang which could have as many as 100 members and are targeting parking meters in the borough. Read press release

Westminster considers charging for motorcycle parking (04 January 2007)
Westminster has 480 motorcycle bays providing space for about 4,500 bikes to park at any one time.  Read press release