Written questions

Parking: Fees and Charges

Lords · Question HL1732 · Tabled 17 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 28 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Baroness Pinnock

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adherence of local authorities to the requirement of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 that profits from off-street car parking may not be transferred to their general fund.

Answer

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, 28 Oct 2024

Financial provisions relating to the income and expenditure of local authorities in connection with parking are stipulated in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. Subsection 4 of section 55 specifies the purposes for the application of any surplus income...