“I hope the council employees who are given parking permits, which is a perk, are taxed on them”

“I wonder how much these parking permits are costing tax payer. What a shame these public sector workers can't be bothered to use them.”

“The council should not give parking permits to any employee instaed they should be encouraged to use public transport, bicycles or even waliking to work. This would reduce traffic congestion and make the town centre cleaner and quieter. Also a lot of council could work form home thus reducing accommodation costs. As for employees who need a car to visit clients locally the council should have a small fleet of electric cars which would be recharged when not in use.”

“Sinjis_Things

They might get arrested if they are caught "waliking" to work.”

“@Sinjis_Things,
I agree about the office based staff receiving parking permits, it is a situation which people employed by private sector town centre businesses could only dream of.

The electric car idea is not really feasible though with many care workers etc employed by contracting agencies on behalf of the local authority. Just organising such a scheme for the many hundreds of over stretched care workers alone would need much more than a 'small fleet'.

Permits are often required so staff can park close to clients without fear of a parking ticket.
I support such a policy which reduces travel time for needed services, but as an employee benefit for office based positions in the town centre? Nope, not when I contribute to the finance for it.”

“How about PUBLIC sector staff using PUBLIC transport.”

“Is this the same council that spends thousands of pounds of our money telling us all to car share. Torbay Council, the do as I say, not as I do council.”