Conservative ministers introduced a series of pro-car measures yesterday and declared the end of Labour's alleged "war on motorists".  The Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Transport Secretary Philip Hammond scrapped rules forcing councils to impose higher parking charges, limit car spaces in new housing developments and obtain planning permission for recharging points for electric vehicles. They said drivers would benefit from lower parking fees and more space, while streets would become less congested.  Labour accused the Coalition of trying to distract drivers from sharp rises in petrol prices caused by this month's rise in duty and VaT. John Prescott, then Deputy Prime Minister, introduced the parking rules a decade ago as a way of promoting greener forms of transport such as walking, buses, trains and cycling.  Claiming they had been part of a counter-productive campaign against driving, the Coalition said they had unfairly penalised motorists, led to over-zealous parking enforcement and increased on-street parking congestion, putting at risk walkers and drivers.  "Whitehall's addiction to micromanagement has created a parking nightmare with stressed-out drivers running a gauntlet of unfair fines, soaring charges and a total lack of residential parking," complained Mr Pickles.  "The result is our pavements and verges crammed with cars on curbs, endangering drivers, cyclists and pedestrians, increased public resentment of over- zealous parkin