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City approves plan to increase parking charges

David HumphreysLocal Democracy Reporting Service
News imageBBC An image of Hope Street in Liverpool, showing a row of Georgian buildings and the Metropolitan cathedral in the background. A parking meter is in the foreground of the photo. BBC
Parking on the street for one hour will now cost £4.40

Plans to increase parking charges in Liverpool have been given the go-ahead.

The city's council's cabinet has rubber-stamped plans to raise the cost of on-street parking by up to 20% in some areas.

When the new prices come in, it will cost £4.40 to park for one hour, the Local Democracy Reporting Service reports.

The latest charges - which follow a decision last year to scrap free parking after 1800 - will "support financial recovery and sustainability", a council report said.

A two-hour stay will increase from £6 to £6.50, and parking before 18:00 will be limited to a maximum of four hours, and five hours after 18:00.

The price for the five-hour stay after 1800 will rise from £10 to £10.60 from 1 April.

Council owned car parks, including at Mount Pleasant, Victoria Street, the M&S Bank Arena and Paddington Village are also expected to go up by an average of more than 8%.

Nick Small, Liverpool City Council cabinet member for growth and economy, said the extended stays showed the council "has listened to hospitality, especially around Hope Street and pre-theatre venues".

Business in the food and drink and leisure sectors have been outspoken about their opposition to the increase in parking charges and the end of free parking after 1800, arguing the moves would drive customers away from the city centre.

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