Parking Charges Start this Monday

Havering Council’s worst kept secret is about to be uncovered this Monday, the 28th January 2008, with car park charges introduced in Rex Close car park, at the rear of Tesco’s in Collier Row.

This is one of a number of anti Town Centre Policies that your Tory Council has introduced in Collier Row. All five of your Tory Councillors for Collier Row have endorsed this policy. Furthermore, in the absence of any objection raised by your local M. P. Andrew Rosindell, we can only presume he also supports this Tory Council Policy

However, don’t think about not paying, as the Tories other anti Collier Row Policy will catch you ! The Tory controlled Council will send along its CCTV smart car which will be hiding in a corner to get you. This car has issued over 12,000 tickets in 6 months and is set to make £1.7 million in a full year.

Your Residents Association in Collier Row has hit out at the arrogance of the Tory Controlled Council in ignoring 3500 residents in Collier Row and 22,000 across the borough who signed petitions against the car park charges.

Havering Park Councillor, Andrew Mann said “Thousands of people signed our petition against these car park charges, hundreds of residents and shop workers will be affected by these charges, the policy is going to be detrimental to our Town Centre and will drive people further away to shop.


The Residents Association group on Havering Council have been against these proposals ever since they were first looked at last year, we have presented petitions to the Mayor of Havering with over 22,000 signatures, it seems unbelievable that the Administration could ignore all of those people”.

The charges will apply from 7am until 6pm, Monday through to Saturday, with a max 4 hour stay and no return allowed. It might only be 20p for 2 hours, but how long will this last; we all know this is only the beginning of the slippery slope to future price increases.

Only your Residents Association has spoken out and objected to this Car Parking Policy, we feel that the 3500 local people, who signed our petition last year, are being totally ignored by the Tory Council and Member of Parliament.

Tell us what you think, drop us a line at haveringpark@hotmail.co.uk or write to us at CRM R.A. 380 Havering Road, Collier Row, Romford, RM1 4DE.