The once-busy car park is now empty, with drivers put off by the high costs
Car parking fees for a village in Kent were raised so “unreasonably” high by the council that people thought it was an April Fool’s joke.
Motorists discovered on April 1 that all-day parking in School Lane in Herne, Kent, had jumped from £2.20 to £15.
They claim the use of the car park has already dropped off and local businesses have been affected within days of the new charges being introduced.
Previously, users of the car park were charged 60p for 30 minutes, £1.20 for two hours or £2.20 for 24 hours.
Now the fees are £1.90 an hour – just 30p less than the former daily rate – and a maximum of £15 for a day. These prices are charged between 9am and 6pm.
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The once-busy car park is now empty, with drivers put off by the high costs
Car parking fees for a village in Kent were raised so “unreasonably” high by the council that people thought it was an April Fool’s joke.
Motorists discovered on April 1 that all-day parking in School Lane in Herne, Kent, had jumped from £2.20 to £15.
They claim the use of the car park has already dropped off and local businesses have been affected within days of the new charges being introduced.
Previously, users of the car park were charged 60p for 30 minutes, £1.20 for two hours or £2.20 for 24 hours.
Now the fees are £1.90 an hour – just 30p less than the former daily rate – and a maximum of £15 for a day. These prices are charged between 9am and 6pm.
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