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type: Article
title: Croydon parking - Council are barking
description: Croydon council have decided to put up the cost of residents permits and, rather more importantly to extend the parking restriction times from 9am-5pm to 7am-7pm inclusive of Sundays.
resource: https://www.simoncox.com/short-articles/2002-08-07-croydon-parking-council-are-barking/
tags: [Shorticles, Croydon, Rant]
timestamp: 2002-08-07
---


Croydon council have decided to put up the cost of residents permits and, rather more importantly to extend the parking restriction times from 9am-5pm to 7am-7pm inclusive of Sundays. 

Allegedly this is in line with the Mayors public transport initiative. My arse. Its simply a way to get more money from the residents.


## Update 
Oh so many updates - a whole movement happened because of this. Croydon Residents Against Parking Plans was set up and was very active.

[Read full article](https://www.simoncox.com/short-articles/2002-08-07-croydon-parking-council-are-barking/)