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BBC News
an hour ago
- Automotive
- BBC News
Herefordshire Council plans to bring car park machines up to date
Car park ticket machines in Herefordshire are set to be upgraded for more reliable Council, which operates 32 public car parks around the county, is seeking interest from firms that could replace or retrofit the current stock of pay-and-display machines and improve their performance and 54 current car park machines are about 12 years old, and 15 of them only accept coins. A spokesman for the council said it was "an early-stage exercise whereby the council is seeking information and feedback from the market on a range of possible solutions". The council also wants the contractor to improve card service processing, install vehicle registration mark keypads, and manage and maintain the machines process transactions using 4G modems, but some areas have "limited signal strength, resulting in a considerable delay to customers making card payments", council papers for the upgraded machines include offering better connectivity and linking vehicle registration numbers to council also wants to know whether replacing some or all of the machines would be more cost-effective and whether machines could be adapted to potential changes in the future, such as adding emission-based is seeking responses by 20 June, with procurement of services to come later. The plan is to have new machines installed by next February, council papers said. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
3 days ago
- Automotive
- BBC News
Council withholds £110k over Gateshead Sage car park dispute
A council is withholding £110,000 of the cost of a car park over claims it is not "fit for use". The £23m car park was built by Gateshead Council as part of its long-delayed redevelopment scheme along the River was completed in January 2023 but remains shut to the public, in part due to a dispute between the developers and the local authority. Gateshead Council said it was confident the car park will open in the autumn. Developers Willmott Dixon have been approached for comment. As part of major redevelopment plans, an events arena is slated to be built on land between the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art and the Glasshouse concert hall. The Sage complex was originally due to open last year but construction has yet to start and the estimated cost has risen by £90m to more than £ 1,003-space car park was built as part of the redevelopment leader Martin Gannon previously said the car park was not "fit for use", according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. In response to a freedom of information (FOI) request, Gateshead Council said it had already paid £22.8m to Willmott Dixon for the construction of the car park but was withholding £110,000 due to a dispute. It said this was due to various issues, including the fact that water was ponding in the structure which it said would not occur "under best practice guidance".It said there had been disagreement over who was liable for the "defects", but the developer has now resolved those issues. Plans to make the car park fully operational have been completed and it will open later this year, a spokesperson said. The authority also said the car park was a "key piece of infrastructure" that supports "both the existing and future activity" of the area.
RNZ News
3 days ago
- RNZ News
Man falls three storeys from Auckland CBD car park, survives
The Victoria Street car park in central Auckland. Photo: Google Maps A witness says he can still hear the sound of a man hitting the pavement on Friday night after he fell from a car park building in central Auckland. Police say a person sustained moderate injuries from a fall in the Victoria Street car park. A witness, Ian, said he and his girlfriend had just left a restaurant and were heading home when they saw a man dangling from a rail in the carpark, three storeys above. Ian went to get help and was about 50 metres away when the accident happened. "And he started falling, slipped down the rail, straight onto the concrete, foot first, bang - and the bang, oh boy, that was - so we rushed over. People were kind of confused because they hadn't realised that he's actually fallen down." Ian said it looked like the man had snapped both his legs, but he otherwise seemed to be okay. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
BBC News
6 days ago
- Automotive
- BBC News
Stapleford car park makes changes after criticism over fines
A Nottinghamshire car park criticised for issuing "heavy-handed" fines has made changes to its payment system in an effort to build goodwill with motorists. The privately-owned car park in Broad Oak Drive, Stapleford, is operated by the parking company previously charged for parking via a pre-paid permit system, which was criticised after one driver was fined after he stopped there to vomit and another drove onto it without parking to drop off his sister. UKPS has now introduced a 'pay and stay' payment system, which works like pay and display, but uses an online payment system instead of issuing tickets from a machine. A spokesperson for UKPS said: "We believe this adjustment restores access, rebuilds goodwill, and offers greater flexibility for everyone who needs to park in the area." Motorist Dave Knight previously told the BBC he had been fined £100 for stopping in the car park to be sick after stomach surgery, which gave him acid reflux. Another driver, Martin Leighton, started flagging down cars on their way into the car park and posted videos on social media to warn other drivers after he was fined for driving onto the car park for 70 seconds to drop off his sister and perform a motorists said they were unaware that only drivers with a permit were allowed to use the car park and claimed the signs warning motorists broke the rules as they were not "visible from a distance". UKPS denied their allegation, but said it has now decided to introduce a pay and stay system instead after it listed listened to feedback from the local Leighton said he welcomed the decision. "I think they've obviously listened to what people have been angry about... they've done something about it which I can respect them for," he said."The prices are not that extreme either really, they're quite reasonable and they fit in with every other car park pretty much that I know."However, Mr Leighton said the operator would have to stop issuing charges to those who enter the land accidentally to start rebuilding also said he was concerned that the pay-and-stay option required the use of the internet and a mobile phone, which could limit the accessibility for older said it remained "committed to being responsive, transparent, and community-focused"."Thank you once again to everyone who took the time to share their thoughts - we value your input and are proud to act on it," the company added.
BBC News
29-05-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Car stranding at Polzeath prompts tidal advice to beachgoers
Beachgoers in Cornwall have been asked to "be aware of their surroundings" after an unfortunate driver returned to a beach car park to find their vehicle had been surrounded by the beach ranger Andy Stewart shared a video on social media showing an empty vehicle that had fallen victim to the rising tide on more than 800,000 people watched the video Mr Stewart said "there's nearly a million people out there now that when they next park in a beach car park will be looking out for tide times".He said while no-one had been injured and the car had not been damaged on this occasion, visitors to the coast should check signs and tide timetables. 'Be aware' There is a sign by the car park that reads: "Warning - beach users should be aware that at high spring tides this car park may flood."Mr Stewart told BBC Radio Cornwall: "The car park is tidal on spring tides and somebody clearly wasn't aware that driving past seaweed might leave their car a little bit vulnerable and the tide came in and gave it a bit of a wash.""We know roughly when the spring tides are and there are signs but we like people to be aware of any of the risks in their surroundings - and it doesn't always happen", he tides happen just after every full and new moon, when the sun, moon and earth are in line creating the biggest difference between high and low water.
