Parking Meters Celebrate 50 Years

Parking Meters are celebrating their 50th anniversary in Mayfair with a special display of old meters in Grosvenor Square. Invented in the US in 1935, coin slot parking meters first made their presence felt in Mayfair in 1958.

In 2007, Westminster Council replaced the coin based meters with new a new cashless system.

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Westminster Unveils "Common Sense" Parking Rules

Westminster City Council has launched a new "common sense" parking initiative. Based on feedback, residents who display a residents parking permit will be given a grace period of 5 minutes when waiting at a single yellow line, in order to unload, load items or pick up and drop off passengers.

If a parking attendant observes that no such activity is taking place after 5 minutes, a penalty notice will be issued.

Councillor Danny Chalkley, Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Transport, said:"These measures are designed to improve motorist's experiences of parking in Westminster. They pass the "Ronseal" test. We will still take a firm line with people who flout the parking laws but we are also ensuring that a common sense approach is used to make parking in Westminster as easy as possible.".