DRIVERS could soon face a new parking tax in one major UK city and it could start this week. The Workplace Parking Levy will charge employers and education organisations for the number of parking places they provide that employees and students regularly use. 1 Motorists could be facing a Workplace Parking Levy in Edinburgh Credit: Getty Edinburgh City Council is set to make a decision on the introduction of the tax on Thursday.
The fees will be in the form of a yearly charge to obtain a licence, but employers who are caught without one can face hefty fines from the council. The levy comes after Scotland passed new laws to allow local authorities to create new tax measures. Under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019, councils in Scotland can introduce a levy in their local area or part of their local area.
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