CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Edinburgh parking charges to soar by up to 50 percent" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Edinburgh parking charges to soar by up to 50 percent" en Fri, 22 May 2026 01:41:44 +0000 chdot on ""Edinburgh parking charges to soar by up to 50 percent"" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15953#post-209228 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 15:33:57 +0000 chdot 209228@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>The main reason that motorists are being targetted as a cash cow once again is that the council has few other places to turn to in order to raise funds.</p> <p>"</p> <p>Except that I thought "parking charges" had to related to cost of enforcement or just be used for transport (or?) </p> crowriver on ""Edinburgh parking charges to soar by up to 50 percent"" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15953#post-209227 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 15:20:11 +0000 crowriver 209227@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There's more!</p> <p>Comment: These charges could cause real damage</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/comment-these-charges-could-cause-real-damage-1-4007386" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/comment-these-charges-could-cause-real-damage-1-4007386</a></p> <p>Idiots! </p> Charlethepar on ""Edinburgh parking charges to soar by up to 50 percent"" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15953#post-209188 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 13:14:54 +0000 Charlethepar 209188@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not a single mention of demand and supply in whole article. Demand definitely outstrips supply of parking spaces in many areas of Edinburgh. A price rise will lead to more efficient allocation of this scarce resource, as the Tories of all people should know. Neil Greig is a fud. </p> chdot on ""Edinburgh parking charges to soar by up to 50 percent"" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15953#post-209171 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:45:31 +0000 chdot 209171@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-parking-charges-to-soar-by-up-to-50-percent-1-4007275" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-parking-charges-to-soar-by-up-to-50-percent-1-4007275</a></p> <p>What that'll stop 'them' thinking about Roseburn. </p>