Car parking charges likely to rise

Cheshire East Council is to consider the representations made following its consultation on proposals to increase parking charges. But with just 292 representations being made we’d guess the price increases will go ahead. 

Around £5million a year is generated in revenue from parking services across Cheshire East with around £3m being spent on:

• Enforcement services;
• Pay-and-display machines and maintenance;
• Residents’ parking services;
• Parking services; and
• Parking overheads.

This money is invested back into the parking service and enables the council to provide and maintain parking in town centres and other areas that are safe and secure. The additional revenue, generated from the parking services across the whole borough, is currently around £2 million each year. This is part of the council’s overall income and as such is used to fund other services.

A decision on the parking proposals is expected by March 2019.

Ed: with the decline in visitors to town centres parking receipts must be in decline – to keep increasing the cost isn’t the solution to increasing revenue or encouraging shoppers.