 requests, researchers at Auto Trader have revealed exactly where British residents have the most difficulty with parking. Over 78 per cent of councils across Britain provided the data that focused on issues of permit availability, costs and application as well as the management of controlled parking zones. The most nightmarish of the bunch is Lambeth Borough Council in south London, which landing in first place for parking problems. In both the financial years 2021/22 and 2022/23, the borough received almost 700 complaints from fuming residents who had all kinds of concerns about parking permits and their accessibility to spaces. Next up is the Scottish capital, which only just missed out on the top spot with 695 complaints made to to the City of Edinburgh council. Four of the top 10 worst areas are in London , with the southeast borough of Lewisham following in third with 641 complaints. Lambeth, City of Edinburgh and Lewisham all dwarfing their competition in terms of complaints, with Croydon following in fourth with only 141. The rest of the top 10 are spread up and down Britain in both urban and rural areas and include Plymouth , Sheffield , Bradford and Devon County. The new data also revealed areas with the most limited parking and cities such as Birmingham (3rd), Wakefield (4th), Newport (5th) and Manchester (6th) topped the list. A repeat offender, Sheffield scored 8th, followed by Worcester City in 9th and Leeds in 10th. Cheshire West and Cheshire East scored th){kind=link}
CAR EXPERTS have revealed the worst places to park in Britain, with Lambeth and Edinburgh leading the charge in terms of complaints.
It turns out Brits are pretty unhappy with the way parking is managed as the new data exposes nightmare zones across the country, where residents have gone parking mad.
Through masses of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, researchers at Auto Trader have revealed exactly where British residents have the most difficulty with parking.
Over 78 per cent of councils across Britain provided the data that focused on issues of permit availability, costs and application as well as the management of controlled parking zones.
The most nightmarish of the bunch is Lambeth Borough Council in south London, which landing in first place for parking problems.