Universal horror at rejection of islands’ parking inquiry
A call at last week’s Oban, Lorn and Isles Area Committee for an independent inquiry was defeated by just one vote.
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Come here and say sorry, demand parking charge islanders
Argyll and Bute Council’s Chief Executive apologised unreservedly in a letter to both remote communities for a flawed parking-management exercise but campaigners want to hear it in person.
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Councillors told to stop talking and start doing
Frustration grows as yet another traffic survey gets underway.
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Parking ticket numbers revealed for Oban and Isles
Income the tickets in from Oban, Lorn and the Isles during that financial year could have ranged from £57,990 to £173,970.
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Islanders start legal challenge against parking charges
Campaigners have crowfunded in readiness for this legal challenge which has now begun.
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Parking tickets up, income down – new figures reveal
More than 6,000 parking tickets, or penalty charge notices were issued in Argyll and Bute during 2018, bringing in a total of £191,031.
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Fighting fund set up to challenge island parking ‘tax’
The crowdfunding page at crowdfunder.co.uk/island-parking-tax-fighting-fund will give all pledges made by July 29 at 1.12pm to the appeal.
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Paying for parking needs to be made easier in Oban, says BID4Oban
Andrew Spence told councillors: ‘You are not making it easy for our visitors’
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Scottish parliament considers petition to stop island parking tax
The petition calls on parliament to island proof transport infrastructure by banning councils from charging people to park at island lifeline ferry ports such as Fionnphort.
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Anger after island car park charges approved
Despite a warning of ‘mayhem and madness’, members of Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Committee voted in favour of introducing parking charges, affecting Iona and Mull.