New UK on-street and car parking bands mean drivers will have to pay £720

James Rodger
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The changes are set to impact 22 car parks around the region in the Wirral in the North West of England, it has been reported.
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Drivers have slammed new parking proposals amid fears free parking could be scrapped in a part of the North West. The changes are set to impact 22 car parks around the region in the Wirral in the North West of England, it has been reported.

Wirral Council has proposed a series of modifications to its parking structure. Residents will see a rise in costs for parking schemes with a new £1 overnight parking fee proposed for all council-owned facilities between 6.30pm and 8am, the council has said.

The changes will impact 22 council-owned car parks and on-street parking bays. The parking measures which could come into effect on October 28 could see drivers pay £1.20 for one hour but £2.40 for two hours and £3.60 for three hours.

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A four hour slot would cost £4.80 while an over-four hour stint would set drivers back £6. A car park permit for traders would cost £720 per year and a Wirral Country Park Permit would set motorists, road users and drivers back £120 per year.

One motorist replied to the proposals and fumed: “Cars will park down the side roads, over people’s driveways it will be a nightmare people only want to pop to the local shop in their local community. Greedy council.” Another resident claimed: “Neighbours need to appeal against it the local community don't want our little shopping areas destroyed by greedy parking fees and fines.

“This is probably a strategy to sell off the libraries and create more residential homes that will kill off our community shops and help the giants grow in the croft.” And another typed: “Free car parks have been changed to pay and display all over the country.

"Councils have been forced down this route by the erosion of central government funding over the last decade. They should've bitten the bullet years ago and introduced it, like the majority of councils.”

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