News
July 2007
Parking for the elderly
The London borough of Hillingdon have introduced special parking bays for Elderly people. The pilot scheme was officially launched on 10 July and if it is successful it will be rolled out throughout the borough.
Ray Puddifoot, leader of Hillingdon council, said: "With approximately 35,000 older people living in the borough and many others visiting and working here, we hope that the new initiative will ease the parking experience for all those who use their car as a main form of transport."
Chris Commerford from Age Concern, Hillingdon, added: "We are very pleased to be working in partnership with a council that has the welfare of older people at heart and is willing to try out innovative ideas that aim to make a positive difference."
Find out more about parking schemes on the Directgov website