"Huge" wrote in message
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"AstraVanMan" writes:

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Talking of which, that gives me a strangely good idea on how to make a
few
extra quid - anyone know if parking meters can be privately run?

Unlikely. The State normally reserves extortion for itself.

Ummm - if you own the land, you can charge for parking on it (all other
rules and regs being complied with, such as planning permission).

So AFAICS, you can charge by installing your own parking meters. Sarfampt'n
council sold a lot off a couple of years ago.