Motorbike Parking Fees Ruling Due

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• Published: 19 Jul 2010 in Motoring and Motorbike Insurance

A ruling on a £1-a-day parking fee introduced for motorcyclists in central London is due on Monday at the High Court. 

The "No To Bike Parking Tax" campaign has urged the court to declare Westminster City Council's parking orders for motorbikes as unlawful. 

The fee represents a significant increase in costs for morotcyclists, who are already facing rising fuel prices and motorbike insurance premiums. 

Campaign chairman Warren Djanogly claims the orders, which came into force in January, are invalid because they have no traffic management benefit. He also accuses the council of acting outside its powers. 

The orders impose a £1-a-day charge for motorcyclists, other than for residential permit holders. Alternatively, motorcyclists can pay £3.50 a week, £13.50 a month, £33.50 for three calendar months, or £100 a year. 

Councillor Lee Rowley, Westminster's cabinet member for parking and transportation, said: "As a council, we do not shy away from robust debate but the policy to which the protesters object is a proper decision, properly arrived at by a democratically elected authority."