Firms in Leicester fear new parking rules will drive away trade. Traders are concerned about plans to expand a residents' parking scheme, which they believe will leave limited parking spaces for customers and make deliveries more difficult. The council has said it listened to traders' concerns and altered the scheme to provide more parking and loading areas as a result.

Elmbridge Borough Council has introduced 30 minutes of free parking in ten car parks across Claygate, Hersham, Weybridge, Oxshott, and other areas. The council hopes the move will boost the local economy and keep smaller shop parades "vibrant". Business owners are "delighted" by the offer, including James Davis who runs a hairdressers and coffee shop in Oxshott, hoping it will encourage more traffic to stop. Councillor Kirsty Hewens stated that while there will be a "modest" financial impact on the council, she sees it as an investment in the wider economic health of communities.

Richard Johnson, a 77-year-old jeweler, has received hundreds of parking fines from Birmingham City Council over the years. He claims the council rejected many of his appeals without properly reviewing them, causing him "incalculable stress." Johnson believes he was most ticketed man in Birmingham and that the council's lack of flexibility is driving away customers and businesses.