Nottingham Workplace Parking Levy Campaign

Nottingham: Stop the Workplace Parking Levy Campaign

The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce has been opposing the Workplace Parking Levy (WPL) for 12 years and, through its leadership of the STOP the WPL campaign, it has delayed its introduction by 6 years. Despite the Chamber's concerns about its impact on competitiveness of businesses, investment in the city and employment, Government has given the go-ahead for the WPL as a way of raising part of the local contribution towards the extensions to the Tram network.

Nottingham City Council has now written to employers, located within its administrative boundaries, to inform them of the legal requirement to apply for a licence in respect of the maximum number of eligible Workplace Parking spaces they provide. Employers have from 1st July 2011 - 1st October 2011 to apply for a licence without charge. The WPL will attract a charge of £279 per space from 1st April 2012 for those that provide 11 or more spaces. This will rise to £369 in 2015/16 and VAT is added if passed on to employees. Employers with between 1 and 10 workplace parking spaces may be entitled to a 100% discount and will not have to pay a charge, but must still apply for a licence.

For further information, please click here to visit the Nottingham City Council website. If you are concerned or opposed to the WPL please contact John Dowson on 0115 957 8761 or john.dowson@dncc.co.uk.

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