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Parked cars

Launch of New Boroughwide Digital Parking Scheme

  • New digital residents’ parking scheme launches on 1 November 2023
  • Easier and quicker to apply for, and renew, parking permits
  • Existing physical residents’ parking permits will continue to be used until their expiry date.
Blue badge misuse

Successful fraud prosecution for man misusing organisational Blue Badge

  • Man illegally using an organisational blue badge issued to care home he worked for has been fined £7,000 
  • Reading Council working in partnership with Wokingham Borough Council and officers from NSL Parking Services
Digital Permits

Have your say on plans for a digital parking pilot scheme

  • Consultation on digital parking launches on 4 August
  • Proposals to trial a new digital parking permit scheme in Lower Caversham later this year
  • Digital parking permits can be issued instantly, reduce complaints and also mean visitor permits can be used by the hour, offering better value for money for residents