Parking charges to increase across Wiltshire Council car parks next month
We will have to fork out more to park in council run car parks
From September 1st parking charges in all Wiltshire Council run car parks will go up.
The local authority is adding an extra 10p per hour to each tariff.
It means up to three hours in the Maltings in Salisbury will rise from £4.70 to £5.00
All day in the city's Central Car Park ( Long Stay) will rise from £8.90 to £9.90
The changes from Wiltshire Council follow a public consultation and will also see charges for Blue Badge holders introduced for the first time next month too as well as an inflationary increase to car park season tickets.
Castle Combe car park in the north of the county will also have charges for the first time too.
The changes were agreed by the council in February, as part of the budget-making process for the financial year 2022/23.
Wiltshire Council stress 'the fees have been changed to better reflect current inflation levels and in response to some rising operational costs."
As part of the consultation process for these changes, the council received 389 responses from members of the public, and after considering these responses, the final decision was then made by Cllr Dr Mark McClelland, Cabinet Member for Transport.
Cllr Dr McClelland said:
“These changes were agreed in February as part of our budget-making process to help us better reflect current inflation levels.
“It was a difficult decision, but we have not increased parking charges in four years, and we have no intention of doing so again in the next four years.
"We have listened to residents’ feedback on these changes and have decided now to make these adjustments to parking charges and follow the strategy set out in our Local Transport Plan.
"These changes, which are evidence-based as set out in our business plan, will enable us to continue to invest in both parking and vital services in Wiltshire."