Parking charges at parks has 'caused chaos'

Drivers leaving their vehicles on residential streets to avoid new parking charges are causing "chaos", a councillor has said. In 2025, Leeds City Council introduced fees to use the car parks at its public parks - including Otley Chevin, Temple Newsam, Middleton Park, Golden Acre Park and Roundhay Park - as well as at several other locations outside the city centre. Nathan Turvey investigates the success of this scheme and looks the possible problems that it has caused.