Fellow Bikers, there is a cancer in our midst, and unless we ALL come together to eradicate it, the spread is inevitable, marking the demise of the most standardised freedoms afforded to bikers world-wide.
In Autumn 2008, WCC introduced, on an experimental basis, the most toxic piece of anti-biker legislation....charging for on-street motorbike parking, and the company contracted to collect these taxes, Verrus (UK) Ltd, have been given a "UK-wide framework contract". In laymen terms, that's WCC's clear intention to actively encourage any other borough in the UK to join them.
Due to a "variation" in the scheme, and prior to WCC's attempting to make these taxes permanent, WCC have to afford the public a window to submit formal "objection" which they are then bound to consider.
This is one of the few occasions when anybody truly against this tax can have their say, and to have that opinion officially noted.It is imperative that everybody who believes in preserving our freedoms to complete the "Objection form" below, photocopy it, and bring both to either Golden Square, W1 between 5.45 & 6.30 to join the ride-out to Westmisnter City Hall, Victoria Street, SW1, or join us there from 7pm where we will all hand-deliver them and get a stamp of receipt (reason for photocopy)
Quite simply, if you cannot make it because of prior commitments, or can't be bothered, or simply have something better to do, when they hike up the "Accepted" charge to £1 an hour, or £20-a-day (claiming it to be "still-reasonable-compared-to-what-cars-pay"), and is rolled-out in every other borough in the UK, then please remember that you had the chance to stop it, but chose not to.
I am afraid to say that excuses just will not do on July 1st. You, your ride-out buddies, your biking work-colleagues, friends and family simply HAVE to attend and deliver a clear message to WCC Parking Bosses that they will not get away with this tax. If we don't hit 5,000+, I genuinely fear for the credibility of the campaign going forward thereafter.See you all there on the 1st July
Warren Djanogly
Chairman, No To Bike Parking Tax Campaign
Posted: 16/06/2009 at 14:43
