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...