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“No To The Bike Parking Tax” - What The Campaigns About
We must consider the far-wider concern of what non-action against this experimental traffic order will have on the parking strategies of all other Councils in the whole land.
We plan on organising regular protests on the streets of London, protests with purpose.
Answering Our Critics
The main criticism apparently being levelled at our opposition to this scheme is that of: “Car drivers have to pay, so why shouldn’t bikes?”, to which our response is:
- There is a severe shortage of car parking spaces – the small area taken up by a motorcycle is a very efficient use of roadside. At least 8 bikes can be parked in the same space leaving potentially 7 car spaces unused – this should be encouraged and not taxed.
- PTWs (Powered Two Wheelers) reduce the overall congestion in a city and so their use should be promoted and not discouraged with an immoral levy.
- Motorcyclists are a hardy bunch travelling exposed to the elements and at higher risk of injury than 4 wheel road users. Ask critics if they would consider changing to 2 wheels and you are likely to get a negative response. We are a hardy bunch.
Our Mission
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The total withdrawal of all parking taxes levied on motorcyclists and scooterists and a full refund of all fees paid to date by riders who had no other option but to pay them.
We further wish to inform riders that this crazy tax is only an EXPERIMENT and that all can contribute their objection to a review body that can overturn its full scale introduction.
Action Plan
We aim to achieve the goal of the abandonment of this parking charge experiment (scheme is due for review by Westminster City Council) by making the views of riders known through a legal challenge (please donate), protest, lobbying, legal direct action and official objections.
Protests
We plan on organising regular protests on the streets of London, protests with purpose, for details of our next protest visit the events section on our website.
We hope to see you at the next one!
Direct Lobbying
We plan to lobby councillors to overturn this experiment and advise them of the weakness of the argument regarding the purported benefits.
We hope to also bring to the councillors attention the bad feeling this is creating among both their residents and commuters who greatly add to the Westminster Council economy.
What’s so bad about charging motorcycles to park when cars have to pay?
Rather than asking why shouldn’t bikes pay, ask yourself why should cars pay?
Cars should pay because:
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- They pollute,
- They congest,
- They take up a large amount of road or kerb space,
- They cause significant wear and tear to road surfaces,
- They demand large-scale and complex parking infrastructures to accommodate them,
- Their use needs to be controlled and/or discouraged.
Motorcycles/Scooters however:
- Do not pollute as much as cars,
- Do not congest at all,
Do not take up large amounts of road or kerb space,
Do not cause wear and tear to road surfaces,
- Do not require large-scale and complex parking infrastructures to accommodate them,
- Their use needs to be encouraged and promoted as an alternative to both cars and the already overburdened public transport system.
We will let the campaigns website speak for itself - view it at www.notobikeparkingfees.com
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