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I challenge that parking spaces are a scarce resource.
They very much are on the typical high street, near to a train station or around a workplace without a big private car park. Maybe not on a residential road 15 minutes walk from anything other than other homes.
jellybaby-
It's very much a lottery with residential roads too.
Around us there are always more than half the parking spaces free. It was very rare I couldn't park within 10m of my front gate.
Friends who live a mile away from here often have to park 3 streets and 200m away from their front door. And when they do they're almost certainly making it more of a problem for the people that live in that road. Sure it's a first world problem for those with good mobility but it can be much more of an issue for those with limited mobility (but not bad enough to warrant a blue badge and a dedicated disabled space) or those with small children.
Greenbank
Fair enough.
I challenge that parking spaces are a scarce resource. And I’m not trolling.
Cars would be left in the middle of the road due to lack of spaces or driveways. And they’re not. Some may be badly parked, but they’re parked at least.
I don’t think you can make an equivalence between not paying for parking and the more dangerous acts that drivers are prone to.
I think driving in London is a selfish act in 90% of cases and I would never advocate for it. At the same time, it’s not such a leap to think that parking costs are overly expensive and that the revenue from it is spent badly.