Hillingdon Council has answered our questions about its parking consultation. The answers confirm our fears: if the plans go ahead, you would lose the Hillingdon First resident rate and the free half hour at every ticket machine, even if you pay by card. The rules for getting the resident rate any other way haven’t been […]
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Have your say on Hillingdon’s parking plans: respond to the consultation by Wednesday 11 November
Submissions closed on Wednesday 11 November 2026. Hillingdon Council has been consulting on changes to how residents pay for parking. If they go ahead, the Hillingdon First resident rate and the free half hour would no longer be available at a pay and display machine, even if you pay by card: only by phone, by […]
Hillingdon’s dropped-kerb crackdown: the bollards were in the policy all along
Hillingdon Council has announced a crackdown on drivers who cross pavements and verges without an authorised dropped kerb. From November, persistent offenders face bollards or barriers blocking their access. We welcome the move. But having read the Council’s existing policy, we’re wondering quite how new this crackdown really is. We’ve all seen the results of […]
Ickenham residents try to save their dog bins. Could Ruislip follow?
Hillingdon Council is removing all 700 of its dog waste bins from January. In Ickenham, residents have launched Bin There, Dung That, an effort to take over their bins and keep them emptied themselves. If enough people back it, Ruislip and Ruislip Manor could try the same, but first someone local needs to lead it. […]
Hillingdon’s Leader says cash parking payments may stay, but would you still get the discounted resident rate?
Hillingdon’s Leader says the Council is “looking to maintain cash payments” for parking, possibly by buying tickets in shops. That would be welcome news for anyone who can’t or won’t use a parking app. But the parking consultation doesn’t mention it, and it doesn’t say whether cash would still get you the resident rate. On […]
