The scrapping of paper visitors’ permits would have a discriminatory impact on older, vulnerable and less affluent residents

• THE Belsize Society is concerned over Camden Council’s proposals for changes to the parking permit system, in particular, the scrapping of paper visitors’ permits.

These permits allow visitors to park their car or van near the homes of residents for an hour or two for a day.

We fully support the campaign by community organisations to save scratch-cards for visitor parking.

We believe scrapping scratch-cards would have a discriminatory impact on older, vulnerable and less affluent residents who may not have online access.

We urge Camden Council to retain scratch-cards or consider other non-digital methods for the digitally excluded.

PETER WALLACE
Belsize Society,
membership@belsize.org.uk