The long-running campaign against shocking parking charge increases for motorbikes and scooters in Hackney continues. But the newly elected mayor, Caroline Woodley, says her focus will be “on the implementation of the policy”, despite winning with less than 50% of the vote. The four other mayoral candidates all stood on platforms opposing the new parking charges, suggesting there is a majority of Hackney voters against the policy.
A spokesperson for the anti-charges campaign group Save London Motorcycling said: “The winning candidate lacks any mandate to implement this new tax, given the explicit opposition expressed by the majority of Hackney voters. Motorcyclists play a vital role in alleviating congestion and reducing the carbon footprint in urban areas, and the proposed new tax which will plunge thousands into transport poverty, was comprehensively defeated at the ballot box.”