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Drivers forced to use parking apps can pay up to 40% more

Council car parks have switched away from ticket machines to cut costs, leading to extra fees for users Drivers are unwittingly paying up to 40% more to park as more councils switch to app-only payments and force customers to pick up the tab. Many councils across England have removed pay and display machines and replaced them with app payments, including a number in London. Most local authorities encourage drivers to pay by app to beat queues, while apps are often the only way to pay when ticket machines are out of order. However, many car park signs fail to mention that app payments may incur an additional service fee. Continue reading...

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Fostering in crisis: can flexible care models fix England’s child placement shortfall?

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Drivers forced to use parking apps can pay up to 40% more

Council car parks have switched away from ticket machines to cut costs, leading to extra fees for users Drivers are unwittingly paying up to 40% more to park as more councils switch to app-only payments and force…

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New recruitment campaign to target adults in their 30s and 40s in bid to create 10,000 new foster care places Viennetta Basterfield, 67, spent two decades fostering more than 100 children in her west London home before she and her husband…

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Council car parks have switched away from ticket machines to cut costs, leading to extra fees for users Drivers are unwittingly paying up to 40% more to park as more councils switch to app-only payments and force customers to pick up the…

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