Car parking charges in Wokingham to be standardised
A review of car parking charges was discussed by Wokingham Borough Council’s executive last night (Thursday June 26) who decided to increase fees by 10p for an hour’s parking.
The council’s decision-making group decided to adopt a policy to standardise charges at all Wokingham borough’s council-run car parks, in a bid to make prices fair and user-friendly.
By the time changes will be implemented it will be two years since any rise, as the last review was in 2006 when a selection of car parks had charges increased. Prior to that, there had not been a review in more than four years.
The Wokingham executive last night confirmed that while charges will be formally reviewed on an annual basis, the aim is to hold prices for the next two years.
Once the changes come into effect from October 1, anyone wanting to park their vehicle in a council-run car park will be charged the following rates. *
One hour will be 70p, two hours will be £1.20, four hours will be £2, six hours will be £3 and 10 hours will be £4.
There will also be a 30 minute quick-stop ticket for 50p available at Denmark Street car park in Wokingham and Headley Road car park in Woodley, so that visitors to both town centres can run errands, such as drop of library books and go to the bank, without having to pay for the full hour.
As charges at Rose Street car park are already in line with the new fees there will be potentially no increase in charges at the car park for the next two years – meaning shoppers will be able to park in the heart of Wokingham town centre up until mid-2010 for the same price that they paid in 2006.
Additionally, the charges at Twyford and Wargrave car parks will be monitored closely and, subject to satisfactory results, will rise steadily year-on-year until they match that of all the other car parks.
Since the charging gap for car parks in these areas is considerable and in the interest of keeping increases as reasonable as possible for residents, it is expected that parity will not be reached for several years. This situation has arisen from car parks in the two villages generally not having had any increases in fees for approximately eight years, and therefore are considerably cheaper than other car parks in the borough.
The council’s decision-making group decided to adopt a policy to standardise charges at all Wokingham borough’s council-run car parks, in a bid to make prices fair and user-friendly.
By the time changes will be implemented it will be two years since any rise, as the last review was in 2006 when a selection of car parks had charges increased. Prior to that, there had not been a review in more than four years.
The Wokingham executive last night confirmed that while charges will be formally reviewed on an annual basis, the aim is to hold prices for the next two years.
Once the changes come into effect from October 1, anyone wanting to park their vehicle in a council-run car park will be charged the following rates. *
One hour will be 70p, two hours will be £1.20, four hours will be £2, six hours will be £3 and 10 hours will be £4.
There will also be a 30 minute quick-stop ticket for 50p available at Denmark Street car park in Wokingham and Headley Road car park in Woodley, so that visitors to both town centres can run errands, such as drop of library books and go to the bank, without having to pay for the full hour.
As charges at Rose Street car park are already in line with the new fees there will be potentially no increase in charges at the car park for the next two years – meaning shoppers will be able to park in the heart of Wokingham town centre up until mid-2010 for the same price that they paid in 2006.
Additionally, the charges at Twyford and Wargrave car parks will be monitored closely and, subject to satisfactory results, will rise steadily year-on-year until they match that of all the other car parks.
Since the charging gap for car parks in these areas is considerable and in the interest of keeping increases as reasonable as possible for residents, it is expected that parity will not be reached for several years. This situation has arisen from car parks in the two villages generally not having had any increases in fees for approximately eight years, and therefore are considerably cheaper than other car parks in the borough.
Wokingham Borough Council
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