The City of Westminster has made another plea to coach drivers and operators using the ‘pay to park’ coach bays in London, especially in Kingsway and the Bullied Way Coach Station in Victoria, to pay for their parking. Regular observations show that the bays are well used by coaches, but that this usage is NOT reflected in the revenue collected. Anecdotal reports reveal that drivers only pay when they see a traffic warden approaching.
Peter Bradley, Managing Director of the UKCOA said ‘Whilst I understand that some drivers feel that they are doing their company a favour by not paying for their parking, in fact the reverse is true. If payments continue to be low on these bays, council officers will be lobbied by their members to use the kerbside for other business, and the coach bays will be lost. This is a direct appeal to the coach industry to use the coach bays responsibly, and pay for the time that you are there.
