Please register your support for the Barnet Society’s petition asking Barnet Council to allow an hour’s free parking along the High Street and in the council’s car parks in order to make High Barnet more welcoming for shoppers and visitors and to help revive our beleaguered town centre.

The Barnet Society has presented detailed proposals to Councillor Dean Cohen, the council cabinet member responsible for parking within the borough. We have asked for the support of the Leader of the Council, Councillor Richard Cornelius, and the three High Barnet councillors, Councillor David Longstaff, Councillor Bridget Perry and Councillor Wendy Prentice. We have also called on the Chipping Barnet MP Mrs Theresa Villiers to back the campaign.

We believe the current parking regime of payment by phone or credit card is pernicious and off putting when local people can choose to visit neighbouring shopping centres which make no charge whatsoever for car parking.