A local authority has scrapped a planned levy which would have seen drivers pay an additional £600 a year for parking. Drivers who work in Edinburgh would have had to pay to park outside their building in a proposed Workplace Parking Levy. However, following the conclusion of a public consultation, Edinburgh City Council have dropped plans to implement the scheme after receiving backlash from the public. The parking tax formed part of the council’s City Mobility Plan and 2030 Climate Strategy which pledged to help reduce car mileage by around 30 per cent and stop vehicles clogging up the city….
