I have been watching events at close quarters as Westminster Council try to roll out a new parking tax for scooter and motorcycle riders. One way or another this saga could well become a turning point in the way that Traffic Act legislation is used in Britain as a cover for local authorities to tax [...]
In an extraordinary outburst from Boris Johnson, London’s Mayor, broadcast by BBC news, he makes what NTBPT protesters have called a “threat” to stop motorbike access to bus lanes – unless they stop protesting against Westminster’s highly controversial motorcycle parking charging scheme. This episode has now also been reported by Guardian blogger Dave Hill The [...]
I am rarely surprised by the depths that a desperate politician will plunge to, while trying to justify action that stinks. In my experience this often happens when a plan for a government move is being pushed that is nothing more than state backed extortion or highway robbery – and that looks to most law [...]
A procession of over 150 bikers rode through central London on Thursday lunchtime and rallied outside Conservative HQ. The angered riders were protesting against an unprecedented move by Westminster City Council to trial new charges for parking this congestion busting mode in previously free Solo M/C bays on public highways. See more photos and U-Tube [...]