BRITAIN’S most expensive parking spots have been revealed – as they rake in more than £1billion a year. Councils across England have been accused of banking a shocking amount of cash fr…
Greedy councils forked out an all-time high £1.95billion in fees surpassing pre-pandemic levels.Furious drivers slammed local authorities for the extortionate prices and said they can't afford to drive or park their vehicles anymore."I live on the West Cromwell Road and I think it’s £5 an hour .How abandoned Volvo appeared on tiny island in the middle of a LAKE
Coming second is Westminster borough - which charges motorists £5.80 per hour to park their vehicles. Also ranking high are Bournemouth and Nottingham charging visitors £3.30 and £2.60 an hour just to park in the street.Despite the eye-watering profits, fuming residents claimed they haven't seen improvements in their areas - with roads still to be repaired.Yeow, who lives in Marble Arch, said parking costs have gone up but believes profits have not been divided equally.
"Kensington and Chelsea is a high percent residential area. You see rubbish in the streets, as local residents we have a problem with rubbish collection, the roads are similar, but the roads still need repairing.A spokesperson said: "Income raised through parking charges is spent on running parking services.
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