Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Nov 2022
Airport Parking Charges
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered airport parking charges.
Drivers are being forced, tricked or directed to pay extortionate amounts to drop off or collect passengers at airports. To make matters worse, two thirds of the UK’s busiest airports have put their prices up. Of course, airports …..."Bill Wiggin - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Nov 2022
Airport Parking Charges
"I agree with my hon. Friend, who quite naturally has delightful constituents who generously want to take their friends and family to and from the airport. Of course, that may not be an option for people who live further away. He is right to speak up for those people and …..."Bill Wiggin - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Nov 2022
Airport Parking Charges
"I thank my hon. Friend for that. I want to say a huge thank you. What upsets us is that we have paid for a public road and then we are fined for parking, and there has been no opportunity to choose. Choice is the key. I do not mind …..."Bill Wiggin - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 18th October 2022
Asked by:
Bill Wiggin (Conservative - North Herefordshire)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the potential merits of introducing a cap on drop-off charges at UK airports.
Answered by Katherine Fletcher
The provision and charging of car parking at airports (including drop off and pick charges) is a matter for the airport operator as a commercial business to manage and justify. However, the Department for Transport expects car parking at airports to be managed appropriately and consumers treated fairly.
The Private Parking Code of Practice has been temporarily withdrawn to review the decisions to introduce new levels of private parking charges and to ban additional fees that are currently added on top of the late or unpaid parking charge. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities continues to work with industry and consumer groups to ensure the Code comes into effect as quickly as possible.
Written Question
Tuesday 18th October 2022
Asked by:
Bill Wiggin (Conservative - North Herefordshire)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of whether airport drop-off and parking fees represent value for money for airport users.
Answered by Katherine Fletcher
The provision and charging of car parking at airports (including drop off and pick charges) is a matter for the airport operator as a commercial business to manage and justify. However, the Department for Transport expects car parking at airports to be managed appropriately and consumers treated fairly.
The Private Parking Code of Practice has been temporarily withdrawn to review the decisions to introduce new levels of private parking charges and to ban additional fees that are currently added on top of the late or unpaid parking charge. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities continues to work with industry and consumer groups to ensure the Code comes into effect as quickly as possible.
Written Question
Thursday 29th September 2022
Asked by:
Bill Wiggin (Conservative - North Herefordshire)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to introduce a limit to the amount that airports can charge for the use of drop-off facilities.
Answered by Katherine Fletcher
Most airports in the UK are managed and operated as private businesses, and parking arrangements are subject to contractual agreements between airport operators and car parking companies covered by consumer laws.
The provision and charging of car parking at airports (including drop off and pick charges) is a matter for the airport operator as a commercial business to manage and justify. However, the Department for Transport expects car parking at airports to be managed appropriately and consumers treated fairly
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Mar 2022
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
"I must declare my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and, more importantly, the fact that I am an electric car driver. I am delighted with the performance of the Hyundai Kona, although it is due for a battery recall, which I hope will happen very soon. I …..."Bill Wiggin - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Mar 2022
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
"They also need to have sufficient speed of charge. For me, the 50 kW ones are the meaningful ones. I will come on to this later in my speech. When we look online, it is difficult to identify the ones that will get us home, as opposed to the ones …..."Bill Wiggin - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Mar 2022
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
"My hon. Friend is not only extremely generous to have given me a lift in his very smart Tesla, but absolutely right in everything he says. This message to the public that we can move away from fossil fuels and enjoy electric vehicles—they are great—comes to nothing if the security …..."Bill Wiggin - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Mar 2022
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
"To encourage people to adopt electric vehicles, we will need considerably more. However, equally important is the ability to find those two charging points, and at the moment not a single map—electronic or physical—can display every fast-charging station and whether it is in working order, the size of the charger …..."Bill Wiggin - View Speech
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