BLUE BADGE BLITZ: Medway cracks down on Parking Fraud!
Medway Council officers confiscated 24 fraudulent or misused blue badges and issued 12 penalty charges in a recent operation (March 31 – April 4). The crackdown targeted the misuse of…
Folkestone and Hythe’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas with FREE festive parking!
Photo: Ray Duff Residents, visitors and businesses can jingle all the way in Folkestone & Hythe this December thanks to free festive parking. Charges in Folkestone & Hythe District Council…
Beware! QR codes on parking machines ‘highly likely’ to be a scam warn Canterbury City Council
Library image Canterbury City Council is warning motorists that QR codes which have been stuck onto some of their parking machines could be a scam. Payment for parking by QR…
Four figure costs for fraudster who used dead woman’s Blue Badge parking permit in Kent
The Blue Badge scheme is designed to help people with disabilities park closer to their destination Photo: KCC – A man who used a deceased woman’s blue badge on two…
Perfunctory parking in Canterbury poses risks to Emergency Services and waste collections
Canterbury City Council and Kent Fire and Rescue Service have joined forces to warn drivers about the dangerous consequences of irresponsible parking. The collaboration will see Canenco crews leave newly-designed…
Thieves target parked cars in Birchington – doorbell footage sought
On Monday morning 5 February 2024, Kent Police received reports that cars had been tampered with overnight in Essex Gardens, Kent Gardens and the nearby area including Dane Road and…
Big Brother is watching you! ANPR cameras on trial in Folkestone car park
Users of the Sandgate Road car park in Folkestone will pay at the end of their stay as part of a 12-month trial say Folkestone and Hythe Council Automatic Number…
Folkestone and Hythe MP wants free on-street parking to remain
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 26 November 2023. Economy On 22 November the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt,…
Free Christmas parking in Folkestone!
Charges in district council car parks and on-street pay and display bays are once again being waived on the three Saturdays leading up to the festive break: Cllr Polly Blakemore…
BMW Steering Wheels: The Hot Commodity for Medway Thieves!
If you own a BMW car in Medway, you might want to take extra precautions to protect it from thieves. Police have received more than ten reports of steering wheels…