Colin Crooks, chief executive of London-based business consultancy Intentionality, claimed the UK is in the grip of a “parking fine fiasco”, as reported by Newspage.
Reacting to the survey, Mr Crooks alleged the figures “reveal a parking system that’s fundamentally broken for tradespeople and throttling the UK economy”.
He added: “The 2.3 million tickets costing £119 million annually represent money taken directly from self-employed workers operating on already tight margins.
“The system forces three-quarters of tradespeople to park far from job sites wasting countless unpaid hours lugging heavy tools and materials. This isn’t just inconvenient, it compromises job quality when workers rush due to parking restrictions, pushes costs onto customers, reduces UK productivity and makes the profession less appealing at precisely the wrong time.
“The UK already faces a shortfall of 250,000 tradespeople by 2030, with potential losses of £98 billion in growth.
He added that intelligent reform is “essential”, such as “trade permits for temporary loading, designated trade parking, grace periods for visible work activity and common-sense enforcement that distinguishes legitimate work from parking abuse”
For the full article, click here:
https://www.express.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/2119703/uk-economy-parking-fines-impact.