Motorists to Pay £250 for Parking at Work Under New Government Scheme

Commuters who drive to work face paying a new 'parking tax' of up to £350 a year, Ministers announced today.

They are backing a new 'workforce parking levy' which will come into force in Nottingham in 2012 - and is likely to be adopted across the country.

The pilot scheme will see firms with more than 10 parking places for staff charged £250 a year for each, rising to £350 in two years.

And employers would be free to pass on the charge to their staff - meaning it would effectively be a tax on commuters.

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