Great news - Barnet Council has a fantastic scheme where you can park free of charge in designated parking spaces all over the Borough. There is even better news. The scheme is available to all, you don't need any special talents to qualify, you just get the permit and it's valid for four years. Doesn't cost you a penny.
Sounds great doesn't it? Sadly the scheme is limited to 63 people and they only let you enter into it every four years (unless one of the lucky 63 dies, emigrates or meets some other sad mishap). The good news is that it is one of the few things we all get to choose. All you have to do is put your name forward and if enough people think you are marvellous you get the permit. I tried myself, but the good people of Mill Hill think I'm a W*nk*r so I failed.
Yes, the free permits are for Barnet Councillors. How do they fund it? By hiking up the charges to the rest of us. Strangely enough, I didn't stand for council to get a free permit, or a huge allowance. I didn't even know I'd get one. I'd give them a free Bus pass (most of the Tories have one of those anyway). If you are sick of this troughing, please sign the petition in the left hand sidebar.
Councillor Lynne Hillan outrageously claimed that "we are all in it together". She can prove it by abolishing the "permits to trough" and paying for her parking like the rest of us.
Sounds great doesn't it? Sadly the scheme is limited to 63 people and they only let you enter into it every four years (unless one of the lucky 63 dies, emigrates or meets some other sad mishap). The good news is that it is one of the few things we all get to choose. All you have to do is put your name forward and if enough people think you are marvellous you get the permit. I tried myself, but the good people of Mill Hill think I'm a W*nk*r so I failed.
Yes, the free permits are for Barnet Councillors. How do they fund it? By hiking up the charges to the rest of us. Strangely enough, I didn't stand for council to get a free permit, or a huge allowance. I didn't even know I'd get one. I'd give them a free Bus pass (most of the Tories have one of those anyway). If you are sick of this troughing, please sign the petition in the left hand sidebar.
Councillor Lynne Hillan outrageously claimed that "we are all in it together". She can prove it by abolishing the "permits to trough" and paying for her parking like the rest of us.
