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CHAPTER 6: SUMMARY OF CONSULTATION ISSUES
6.1 The issues in this consultation paper on which the Scottish Executive invites views are listed below:
1. Are there other issues (in addition to those set out in paragraph 4.2.3) which authorities should be required to consider when drawing up proposals for a charging/levy scheme? If so, what are they?
2. Are the Traffic Orders (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations an appropriate model to use in establishing a procedure for promoting an order?
3. Should there be a limit on the duration of an order? If so, what should it be?
4. Who should a local authority consult when preparing a draft order? Should there be statutory consultees and if so, what bodies should be stipulated?
5. Should a Public Local Inquiry be a mandatory part of the consultation process? If not, are there any benchmarks (eg in terms of the scale of the proposal) which could be used to determine when a PLI might be appropriate? Should the form of public consultation be specified nationally or should it be left to the discretion of the authority to draw up such arrangements?
6. Should there be different procedures for amending an order? If so, what would be appropriate procedures?
7. Should a national limit be placed on the maximum charge or levy which can be imposed?
8. If a national maximum were to be specified, what might appropriate figures be?
9. Should there be a set relationship between the charge for light and heavy goods vehicles and the charge for a car? If so, what should the multipliers be?
10. Should there simply be one rate of levy across the whole of the area covered by a workplace parking levy scheme or should authorities be able to designate different areas where different levies would apply?
11. Should the administrative structure of a scheme be left to local discretion?
12. How should a workplace parking levy scheme cater for occasional use?
13. What should be the level of penalty charge on motorists who do not comply with a road user charge or on a building occupier who breaches the terms of a licence?
14. What level of penalty charge might be appropriate for repeated violations?
15. Should there be a national exemption from charging and levy schemes for vehicles which display a valid Orange Badge?
16. Should there be a national exemption for vehicles which have been adapted for use by a disabled person and are exempt from vehicle excise duty?
17. Should there be a national exemption from charging and levy schemes for powered two wheel vehicles?
18. Should any other exemptions from a road user charging scheme be specified in national legislation?
19. Should vehicles not used for the journey to work or for personal business, such as delivery vehicles (including taxis), public service vehicles (such as buses) and vehicles parked at premises for repair, maintenance or storage purposes be given a national exemption from counting towards a workplace parking levy scheme licence?
20. Should there be national exemptions from a workplace parking levy scheme for particular types of public buildings such as schools, colleges and hospitals?
21 Should there be national exemptions from a workplace parking levy for all buildings occupied by local authorities and other public bodies?
22. Should there be a national exemption from a workplace parking levy scheme for buildings which are occupied by charities?
23. Should organisations which already charge for workplace parking be partially or fully exempt from a workplace parking levy?
24. Should employers funding green commuter plans be partially or fully exempt from a workplace parking levy?
25. Should the primary legislation contain a threshold on the number of vehicles parking above which the levy would apply? If so, how should it be specified and at what level should it be set?
26. What arrangements are required to enable an authority to enforce the terms of a workplace parking levy licence where a car park is predominantly used by non-employees?
27. What provision should be made for appeals and independent adjudication?
28. Should the independent adjudication service be based on the Parking Adjudication Service?
29. How far ahead should proposals look in explaining how retained revenue will be used? Should the period be longer or shorter than the 10 years suggested by the Scottish Executive?
30. Should an order giving an authority power to introduce a road user charging or workplace parking levy scheme, contain a statement setting out the intended use of revenues?
31. What measures are required to prevent the displacement of workplace parking to public off street car parks following the introduction of a workplace parking levy?
32. Should a workplace parking levy apply to long stay and contract parking at public off-street car parks?
33. Is the proposed list of powers relating to trunk road user charging appropriate?
34. Are there any additional issues to those set out in paragraphs 4.2.3 and 5.6 above which should be included in trunk road user charging proposals?
35. Are the Scottish Executive’s proposals relating to consultation on trunk road user charging schemes appropriate, particularly the suggestion that significant trunk road user charging proposals should, if required, be considered at a Public Local Inquiry? Are there any benchmarks (in terms of the scale of a proposal) which could be used to determine when a PLI would be appropriate?
36. Should there be any other exemptions from charging on the trunk road network in addition to the emergency services? If so, who should qualify?
37. What practical arrangements are necessary to ensure smooth interoperation between schemes on the trunk road network and adjacent local authority schemes?
38. Should the aim be to avoid duplication, in terms of geographic coverage, between trunk road user charging and local road user charging or a workplace parking levy and thus avoid ‘double charging’?
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