Last month politicians rejected the hourly charges put before the House

Last month, politicians refused to accept the hourly charges put before the House.

Now the Traffic Committee has been forced to think again.

The topic of paid parking has been hotly debated in the House for several years.

Revised strategy

Then the Traffic Committee unveiled its strategy to get motorists off the roads and onto public transport, the States agreed, and it seemed as though paid parking had finally been accepted.

But the Traffic Committee's plans to charge 40 pence an hour were rejected last month, and even last-minute amendments to reduce the cost to 30 or 20 pence failed to get through.

Now Traffic President Deputy Pat Mellor and her committee have considered their options and they remain committed to charging motorists for spaces in the main St Peter Port car parks.

Deputy Mellor said the revised strategy will come before the House before the end of this year.