The LibDem run council has been forced by the Conservatives to reveal their plans for swinging increases in parking fees at a council meeting held on 12th December 2007, which are likely to come into effect by Feb 2008.
Conservative Councillors had predicted draconian rises as the LibDem’s had recently voted to raise a whooping additional £100,000 net, from motorists to help fund their cash strapped recycling programme.
Charges for on-street parking will jump by 25 to 33% depending upon length of stay, while evening charges are to go up 50%. Businesses are to be directly hit with permit charges increasing by 43%. The up to 3 hours car park tariff will rise by 14% essentially affecting all motorists who have to park in the town centre at some point.
All of this comes after the LibDems put the pinch on parking spaces by closing the Coombe Quarry Park and Ride site. A move which will send 70,000 additional car journeys into Maidstone town centre over the year, ensuring there is a captive market for parking spaces.
This is a shameful money making scheme, thrust on motorists to plug the holes in the LibDem’s previously un-costs decisions.
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