No To the Bike Parking Tax

In this email:

• CALL TO ARMS VIDEO! for this weekends demo, watch it now!
• Updated instructions for the demo this Saturday 28th Feb 09.
• A prop YOU WILL NEED for the demo on Saturday, download it now!
• Westminster have updated their website…We wonder why!
• Campaign song, Modern Romance – Parking (No No No…)

CALL TO ARMS VIDEO! (1 MIN LONG).

Our talented and hard-working video editing team have created a new video, a CALL TO ARMS video for the 28th February demonstration, WATCH IT NOW and do please spread the word about it!

UPDATED INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DEMO THIS SATURDAY – Golden Square – Ace Cafe – Ally Pally Show.

The demo this weekend is approaching, this is a reminder…BE THERE, IT IS GOING TO BE A LOAD OF FUN! The demo is going to start at 10am from Golden Square (if you want to get their slightly earlier, please do!) We will be leaving Golden Square at approx 10:30am en route to the Ace Cafe where we will stop for lunch and pick up more supporters, then we will depart the Ace around 12:30pm, we will be heading for the Ally Pally Motorcycle Show.

KEY MOMENT IN THE DEMO! We will be alerting Westminster Retailers, we have a prop for you below which we ask you to print out (4 copies should suffice) and bring with you on Saturday. We will be riding out of Golden Square, up Regent Street and along Oxford Street the plan will be announced on Saturday, once full logistics in place. The message will be clearly aimed at the businesses of Westminster explaining to them why we are protesting and how Westminster (Danny Chalkley) is affecting them.

Once we have completed the task in hand we will then proceed in a mass group (as we have previously done) to the Ace Cafe for a well-earned lunch! After which we re-group for a ride to the Ally Pally show, where the campaign will have it’s very own dedicated stand!! (A first!) So please come and say hello, big thanks to one of our avid supporters for arranging this and to the organisers of the Ally Pally show for providing us with it. It will be adorned with photos and messages from our previous demos, the stand will be there to build up the numbers for the upcoming "MEGA DEMO" on 31st March 2009 (Trafalgar Sq/Whitehall), full details will follow this Sat demo, any help on the stand from you would be appreciated, for Saturday afternoon and the Sunday (if possible!) contact us if you feel like it. [FULL DEMO DETAILS INCLUDING PROPOSED ROUTE MAP AND ETA]

YOUR PROP FOR THIS WEEKENDS DEMO, DOWNLOAD, PRINT!

So this is what we need to you to download, print off and bring along with you if you cannot we will have copies on the day to give to people. Download "RETAILERS OF WESTMINSTER!" poster (PDF).

WESTMINSTER HAVE UPDATED THE "MOTORCYCLE PARKING" SECTION OF THEIR WEBSITE.

We have been following the Westminster Council’s "Motorcycle Parking" section recently, Westminster have made some clear changes to it, one of which is controversial and clearly shows something was wrong with what they were stating regarding "extensive dialogue" and "consultation", something fishy is in the air at Westminster City Hall. For a full article on what happened please read: "BMF, MAG and Motorcycle Parking have all issued statements refuting Westminster Council and Danny Chalkley’s claims.".

Another update was made on 25th Feb 2009, a new section was added called "What happens next?" in which they state: "The period to submit objections to the scheme finished on 18th February 2009. These objections are currently being reviewed by Westminster City Council and in addition to this there will be a discussion regarding the scheme at Policy and Scrutiny. Following this recommendations will be made in early April."

Are they again moving the goal posts around? We do remember Danny Chalkley clearly saying at the all the FULL Council meeting on 28th Jan 2009: "I have said from the outset that the policy has been introduced on an experimental basis. It will be subject to review next month and all of the feedback, positive and the negative including the comments that have been made by Paul this evening and all the various people up in the gallery will be taken into account and I expect to be in a position to announce the outcome of the review early in March, thank you." ~ Danny Chalkley – [Source] SO THIS IS AN UNTRUE FROM DANNY, AGAIN. The longer they leave it the more money they are raking in… the worse for them, they should start listening to the people, they have their work cut out… how many objections did they receive? A little bird tells us over 3000!

But it looks like from that message, that they are going to hold off until after the demonstration on March 31st, we need to show them their parking tax is NOT WANTED, if they are not going to stick to their initial words. "MEGA DEMO" 31st March 2009, clear your diaries!

CAMPAIGN SONG – MODERN ROMANCE – PARKING (NO NO NO…)

In other news… We have heard that the song is being played on numerous radio stations across the UK, if you have yet to hear it go here and listen, download, lyrics are also available, please brush up on your singing in preparation for Saturday since we are planning to shoot a video! Oh and remember, if you can please record yourself (web cam, mobile phone cam, whatever!) singing the song (especially the chorus) then send it in to us at [email protected] we will use the footage in the video. THANKS!

<<First Name>>, hope to see you this weekend, hey the weather is looking good too!!

~ No To Bike Parking Charges Committee

In this email:

• CALL TO ARMS VIDEO! for this weekends demo, watch it now!
• Updated instructions for the demo this Saturday 28th Feb 09.
• A prop YOU WILL NEED for the demo on Saturday, download it now!
• Westminster have updated their website…We wonder why!
• Campaign song, Modern Romance – Parking (No No No…)

CALL TO ARMS VIDEO! (1 MIN LONG).

Our talented and hard-working video editing team have created a new video, a CALL TO ARMS video for the 28th February demonstration, WATCH IT NOW and do please spread the word about it!

UPDATED INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DEMO THIS SATURDAY – Golden Square – Ace Cafe – Ally Pally Show.

The demo this weekend is approaching, this is a reminder…BE THERE, IT IS GOING TO BE A LOAD OF FUN! The demo is going to start at 10am from Golden Square (if you want to get their slightly earlier, please do!) We will be leaving Golden Square at approx 10:30am en route to the Ace Cafe where we will stop for lunch and pick up more supporters, then we will depart the Ace around 12:30pm, we will be heading for the Ally Pally Motorcycle Show.

KEY MOMENT IN THE DEMO! We will be alerting Westminster Retailers, we have a prop for you below which we ask you to print out (4 copies should suffice) and bring with you on Saturday. We will be riding out of Golden Square, up Regent Street and along Oxford Street the plan will be announced on Saturday, once full logistics in place. The message will be clearly aimed at the businesses of Westminster explaining to them why we are protesting and how Westminster (Danny Chalkley) is affecting them.

Once we have completed the task in hand we will then proceed in a mass group (as we have previously done) to the Ace Cafe for a well-earned lunch! After which we re-group for a ride to the Ally Pally show, where the campaign will have it’s very own dedicated stand!! (A first!) So please come and say hello, big thanks to one of our avid supporters for arranging this and to the organisers of the Ally Pally show for providing us with it. It will be adorned with photos and messages from our previous demos, the stand will be there to build up the numbers for the upcoming "MEGA DEMO" on 31st March 2009 (Trafalgar Sq/Whitehall), full details will follow this Sat demo, any help on the stand from you would be appreciated, for Saturday afternoon and the Sunday (if possible!) contact us if you feel like it. [FULL DEMO DETAILS INCLUDING PROPOSED ROUTE MAP AND ETA]

YOUR PROP FOR THIS WEEKENDS DEMO, DOWNLOAD, PRINT!

So this is what we need to you to download, print off and bring along with you if you cannot we will have copies on the day to give to people. Download "RETAILERS OF WESTMINSTER!" poster (PDF).

WESTMINSTER HAVE UPDATED THE "MOTORCYCLE PARKING" SECTION OF THEIR WEBSITE.

We have been following the Westminster Council’s "Motorcycle Parking" section recently, Westminster have made some clear changes to it, one of which is controversial and clearly shows something was wrong with what they were stating regarding "extensive dialogue" and "consultation", something fishy is in the air at Westminster City Hall. For a full article on what happened please read: "BMF, MAG and Motorcycle Parking have all issued statements refuting Westminster Council and Danny Chalkley’s claims.".

Another update was made on 25th Feb 2009, a new section was added called "What happens next?" in which they state: "The period to submit objections to the scheme finished on 18th February 2009. These objections are currently being reviewed by Westminster City Council and in addition to this there will be a discussion regarding the scheme at Policy and Scrutiny. Following this recommendations will be made in early April."

Are they again moving the goal posts around? We do remember Danny Chalkley clearly saying at the all the FULL Council meeting on 28th Jan 2009: "I have said from the outset that the policy has been introduced on an experimental basis. It will be subject to review next month and all of the feedback, positive and the negative including the comments that have been made by Paul this evening and all the various people up in the gallery will be taken into account and I expect to be in a position to announce the outcome of the review early in March, thank you." ~ Danny Chalkley – [Source] SO THIS IS AN UNTRUE FROM DANNY, AGAIN. The longer they leave it the more money they are raking in… the worse for them, they should start listening to the people, they have their work cut out… how many objections did they receive? A little bird tells us over 3000!

But it looks like from that message, that they are going to hold off until after the demonstration on March 31st, we need to show them their parking tax is NOT WANTED, if they are not going to stick to their initial words. "MEGA DEMO" 31st March 2009, clear your diaries!

CAMPAIGN SONG – MODERN ROMANCE – PARKING (NO NO NO…)

In other news… We have heard that the song is being played on numerous radio stations across the UK, if you have yet to hear it go here and listen, download, lyrics are also available, please brush up on your singing in preparation for Saturday since we are planning to shoot a video! Oh and remember, if you can please record yourself (web cam, mobile phone cam, whatever!) singing the song (especially the chorus) then send it in to us at media@notobikeparkingfees.com we will use the footage in the video. THANKS!

<<First Name>>, hope to see you this weekend, hey the weather is looking good too!!

~ No To Bike Parking Charges Committee

PROTEST IN LONDON, ENGLAND AGAINST MOTORCYCLE PARKING CHARGES.

The "No To Bike Parking Charges" campaign (UK) has just had a very large protest outside and inside Westminster City Hall more than 500+ motorcyclists and scooterists protested angriliy to the trial parking charge imposed upon them in London, England, you can WATCH VIDEO REPORT here [PHOTOS FROM PROTEST]. The campaign is supported by both BMF (UK), MAG (UK) and FEMA. Please send to your members.

MUSIC VIDEO – PARKING (NO… NO… NO…) – MODERN ROMANCE

Please do send your clips miming to the campaign song [LISTEN to song here], [Full lyrics here] we are aiming to create a music video for the song and we want you ALL to be part of it, please inform your members from all over the world! Get those mobile camera phones out, web cams, whatever you can and send your clips to media@notobikeparkingfees.com.

Thank you for your support, we do not want Parking Charges for motorcycles and scooters to become common in other Cities throughout Europe and the Rest of the World.

Take care,

~ No To Bike Parking Charge Committee

8 MIN VIDEO REPORT – ENJOY IT!

We have now created our 8 minute video report [WATCH IT] from Tuesdays protest outside and inside Westminster City Hall, it has been condensed down, edited for your pleasure, watch the night as it unfolded all over again. <<First Name>>, please watch the video, send it to your contacts, friends, colleagues, we need as many people to see this video as possible, post it on the internet wherever you can, let’s get this video high up in YouTube, if every one of you watches it the views will be huge.

Check out the photo on the right of this email, FRONT PAGE NEWS! (Click on it to see the enlarged photo).

Danny Chalkley and all his chums are now reviewing the experimental parking charge, they received over 3000 objections so they have a lot of work (usually they get about 30-50), of course they know how to stop this campaign, let us hope they choose their words wisely. If not they can prepare themselves for the MEGA DEMO (details sent in previous email).

In other news, BMF, MAG and Motorcycle Parking have all issued statements refuting Westminster Council and Danny Chalkley’s claims.

As you may or may not know, Westminster Council have on a number of occasions used British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF), Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) and Motorcycle Parking names in vain, Westminster Council have stated that they had had an "extensive consultation" which those organisations which is not true since they have always been against motorcycle parking charges, in order to justify the parking tax, Danny ‘dick turpin‘ Chalkley has frequently referred to those organisations to back up his support for the charge, again these are lies towards his own colleagues and other Westminster Councillors. Danny Chalkley has no support not even from his own Shadow Roads Minister, Robert Goodwill who said yesterday "The fee set by Westminster is £1.50p as I understand it. Please note that this is not a policy set by the Conservative Party nationally but a local policy decided by Westminster councillors. I hope that this will not be replicated widely". ~ Best wishes, Robert Goodwill MP, Shadow Roads Minister, MP for Scarborough and Whitby.

Read the statements in full here: BMF, MAG, Motorcycle Parking

We would like to say, thank you <<First Name>> <<Last Name>> for your continued support!

NEXT DEMO DETAILS

Hope to see you on the 28th Feb 2009, 10am, Meet Golden Square – Details map, route, meeting times etc… keep spreading the word.

~ No To the Bike Parking Tax Committee

LAST NIGHTS PROTEST – WOW!

What an amazing demonstration last night, thank you to all that attended it was the largest protest to date and definitely a kick in the teeth for Westminster Council. Over 500+ of you made it out on to the streets of London to show your anger towards Westminster Council, Councillor Danny Chalkley, Alastair Gilchrist, Martin Low, Kevin Goad and Kieran Fitsall (The antagonists and creators behind the experimental parking tax on Motorcycles and Scooters in Westminster).

The protest made it LIVE on to the BBC London News [Watch 6pm, Watch 10pm], Campaign Chairman Warren Djanogly gave an interview outside WCC, then an interview from the enemy, in it Kieran Fitsall (short straw) stated that the charge is 50p per day which is incorrect, do Westminster not even know the exact cost of the daily charge, the BBC Reporter and Warren then stated clearly that the charge is £1.50p per day (before cost of 10p SMS Receipt, mobile phone call, plus battery power used by phone thus costing electricity to re-charge it.) So in total, more than £1.50p. [Photo gallery from last nights protest].

TAKE ACTION NOW!

Now we ask you, if Westminster Council have stated LIVE on BBC News to the public the charge is 50p per day then everyone that has paid £1.50p should receive refunds of £1 for each day they paid £1.50p. Most users of the parking tax will not "benefit" and will never be paying 50p per day this is utter tosh coming from Westminster yet again and was clearly said to try and deflect the protest and for them to say "IT’S ONLY…." this was clearly misinforming the public live on TV which is embarrassing to say the least.

We ask you to request refunds from Councillor Melvyn Caplan (Cabinet Member for Finance) (Mobile) and question their inconsistencies (even 1 day before the end of the trial, they are still stating bullshit). Please email these people NOW! TAKE ACTION. Even if you are not based in London or you cannot attend the demonstrations you can help the campaign by doing this.

kfitsall@westminster.gov.uk, djc@dannychalkley.co.uk, dchalkley@westminster.gov.uk, mcaplan@westminster.gov.uk, mlow@westminster.gov.uk, agilchrist@westminster.gov.uk, kgoad@westminster.gov.uk

NEXT DEMO – SATURDAY RIDE FROM GOLDEN SQUARE, W1 – 28TH FEB 2009, 10AM

The next demonstration ride will start from Golden Square (off Regent Street) [MAP], meet 10am leave 10:30am for ride to Ace Cafe for 11:30am stop for lunch leave Ace at 12:30pm then on to Alexandra Palace for Motorcycle Show arrive 1:15pm, to garner yet more support for our upcoming mega demo, the idea here is to cause major disruption to Central London Oxford St etc…

UPCOMING MEGA DEMO – 31st March 2009, Meet 5pm Trafalgar Sq, arrive City Hall 6:30pm.

This is not the next demonstration but this is a very important demonstration, it will be held again outside and inside Westminster City Hall, We are letting you know now so you can make arrangements to be there. We have all been invited by Westminster City Council formally to attend the "Built Environment Policy and Scrutiny Committee meeting" we have been told we can make 2 formal representations; 1. on behalf of the campaign, 2. on behalf of Westminster Residents. BMF and MAG and Tax Payers’ Alliance will also make representations against the scheme (but hopefully it would have been scrapped by then).

The important bit from their invitation to us is this: "As mentioned by Councillor Harvey, the meeting is to be held in Committee Rooms 5, 6 and 7, 17th Floor, City Hall. The public gallery can hold approximately 35-40 people. However, We have made arrangements for the neighbouring Committee rooms to be used as an overflow room should there be larger numbers in attendance. The sound will be piped through so anyone in there will be able to follow the meeting."

Now… 35-40 haha, this is the important bit, as we know we got over 500 last night, at this meeting inside Westminster City Hall we are going to aim for 1000+ so we are announcing the date now to give you time to make arrangements since it starts at 5pm you may need to take a few hours off work in the evening or if you are coming from further away the whole day off, it is really important we get the numbers up above 1000+ it is possible, we have full Police support, and if we get to those numbers we will have huge credibility.

By the way the actual meeting might go on for a bit so do please bring water and supplies, I saw a few of you brought Hot Dogs last night, nice one!

MUSIC VIDEO – PARKING (NO… NO… NO…) – MODERN ROMANCE

Please do send your clips miming to the campaign song [Listen here], [Full lyrics here] we are aiming to create a music video for the song and we want you ALL to be part of it, get those mobile camera phones out, web cams, whatever you can and send your clips to media@notobikeparkingfees.com.

INITIATIVE TO GET MORE SUPPORT

Please can you send admin@notobikeparkingfees.com any of your contacts email addresses that you think would be interested or who ride bikes, in supporting the campaign but have yet to sign up.

Thank you for all your support, together and united we can defeat this attack on powered 2 wheelers. This cannot spread!

~ No To Bike Parking Charges Committee.