After the first incident of parking problems for Richard Le-Lievre, who runs Town and Country window cleaners in Lewes, Sussex. Today, news has broken for a victory in another area of the UK......
A Shropshire window cleaner has won the first round of his battle against parking enforcers who want him to pay for a waiver ticket to park in areas he has used without a problem for 30 years.
Kim Downer, of Baschurch, was told he would have to pay a waiver, costing him £5 a day, as part of a season ticket, to prevent his van being targeted by wardens.
But after holding talks with highways authority Shropshire County Council and enforcement agency ParkRight, Mr Downer has been told he can operate for another six weeks without incurring the wrath of the parking wardens in Shrewsbury.
He has been issued with an official “consent to park,” running until May 5, and is calling for a register of vehicles on regular maintenance duty to operate without payment.
Mr Downer said he flatly rejected suggestions he could pay a lesser than normal waiver fee, pointing out that council vehicles on maintenance duty did not have to pay.
Mr Downer, who has spent the past 30 years cleaning the windows of shops, offices and pubs throughout Shrewsbury town centre, said he needed his van to carry heavy ladders, particularly in the early mornings.
Kim Downer, of Baschurch, was told he would have to pay a waiver, costing him £5 a day, as part of a season ticket, to prevent his van being targeted by wardens.
But after holding talks with highways authority Shropshire County Council and enforcement agency ParkRight, Mr Downer has been told he can operate for another six weeks without incurring the wrath of the parking wardens in Shrewsbury.
He has been issued with an official “consent to park,” running until May 5, and is calling for a register of vehicles on regular maintenance duty to operate without payment.
Mr Downer said he flatly rejected suggestions he could pay a lesser than normal waiver fee, pointing out that council vehicles on maintenance duty did not have to pay.
Mr Downer, who has spent the past 30 years cleaning the windows of shops, offices and pubs throughout Shrewsbury town centre, said he needed his van to carry heavy ladders, particularly in the early mornings.
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