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Bristol’s new Sunday and bank holiday parking charges revealed
Motorists will have to pay for parking on Sundays and bank holidays on all of Bristol’s central streets under new council plans.
Overnight and evening charges will also be extended across the city centre area as part of an ongoing bid to plug an expected £108m budget gap by 2023.
The council revealed details of plans to re-introduce Sunday and bank holiday permit charges late last week.
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It says the move – which was detailed in the 2018/19 budget proposals as part of a bid to save £34m over the year – will help support the city’s seven-day economy.
Mhairi Threlfall says the changes will help support the local economy
Mhairi Threlfall, Bristol City Council’s cabinet member for transport, said: “We expect that introducing these new parking charges would have a number of benefits.
“Firstly, Sunday parking charges should help to support the local economy by encouraging more people to visit the city centre.
“Currently many of the parking bays in the area are occupied by the same vehicles all day, which means there are fewer opportunities for visitors to park. The new charges should encourage the turnover of these parking bays and also help to reduce pollution and congestion by encouraging more people to take public transport.”
She added that all income from parking charges and fines, above and beyond what is required to operate the service, will feed back into activities, such as concessionary bus fares and filling potholes.
The revenue raised from the new parking charges will also be used for transport improvements.
The revised charge regime would apply every day of the year, including Christmas Day.
Further details of the proposals and reasons for proposing the changes can be found at the Citizen Service Point at 100 Temple Street, Bristol, BS1 6AG, between 10am and 4pm Monday to Friday, of on the council website.
Objections to the proposals can be submitted until May 4 2018 by emailing tro.comments@bristol.gov.uk or writing to Highways Service (100 TS) , PO Box 3176, Bristol BS3 9FS.
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