Residents Parking Scheme Gets Go Ahead (Cllr Marc Ramsbottom)

Cllr Marc Ramsbottom <info@marcramsbottom.org.uk>

Residents Parking Scheme Gets Go Ahead

January 1, 2006 8:18 PM

A long awaited parking scheme for city centre residents has finally been approved by the Council's top level Executive.

City Centre Lib Dems will continue to campaign for a better residents parking scheme City FOCUS launched a campaign nearly five years ago for a city centre residents parking, scheme, and local residents have been lobbying for a scheme for many years. Commenting on the scheme City FOCUS Editor Elaine Boyes said, "At long last city centre residents will get a parking scheme but it is well short of what we have been campaigning for. The Council have encouraged many residents to move into the city centre but seem less bothered about providing decent facilities and services for them."

One of the key features of the scheme is that only residents with no parking in their apartment block may be eligible, and the residents permit will only guarantee parking in on-street bays between 8am and 9am in the morning and 5pm and 6pm in the evening on weekdays as well as Saturdays. Cllr Marc Ramsbottom says "The Council agreed to review the scheme after 12 months and we will continue to press for a better deal for city centre residents."

THE SCHEME IN BRIEF

On-street permits for all city centre parking bays for one hour (8am to 9am) in the morning and one hour (5pm to 6pm) in the evening, and all day on Saturday.
Permit costs vary from £116 to £347 depending on the zone.
Off-street permits will be available at a 50% discount for evenings, overnight parking and weekends.
They cost either £350 or £800 per year, depending on the particular car park.
It is being offered only to residents who have no off-street parking
Convenience vouchers will cost between £4 to £8 depending on the zone for