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Fee hike in Horsham parking
JPCT-13-01-12 S12030006a Swan Walk car park, Horsham. charges increase -photo by steve cobb
AN ‘EXTORTIONATE’ rise in Horsham town centre car parking fees has driven residents and business owners mad.
Parking charges in Horsham town centre car parks are set to rise by up to 50 per cent on 9 February 2012.
Horsham District Council (HDC) made the decision last October to introduce the new charges at car parks in the town centre but is also offering new tariffs at some locations.
Amongst the new car park charges are a 30 minute tariff that is set to come into force in Piries Place so users can now park for 30 minutes for 60p.
Parking tariffs at Swan Walk car park will increase from £1.60 for the first two hour period to £2 while tariffs at The Forum car park will increase from £1.40 for the first two hour period to £1.50.
The flat rate of £1 for the first three hour period at Hurst Road will increase to £1.50.
Charges are currently remaining the same and are not being increased at Hop Oast Park & Ride.
But the news has not been met with a warm reception.
In tomorrow’s County Times traders, residents and commuters voice their outrage at the hike, which is defended by Roger Paterson, cabinet member for the Local Economy.
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Motobiman
Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 08:06 AMOpen letter to Paterson - promoter of this nonsensical decision. Mr Paterson I have to register my abject opposition to your proposed car parking increases in Horsham Town. It may have escaped your attention, living as you do in a rural area and having reserved parking in the town centre but for many of us paying for parking in the town is not optonal Increases approaching 50 percent are simply not sustainable. Sustainability - a word you bandy about a lot in council meetings but to you it is just a tacit concept. To users of the town centre car parks it makes my town unsustainable. I live in Horsham but can just as easily shop in Crawley where parking is considerably cheaper than here. Trust me when people vote with their feet the town will continue its downward spiral. Well done. With a single policy decision you and your fellows have ensured the continued demise of my town. The sooner we have such decisions made by proper local meritocracy rather then you bunch of rank amateurs the better. Yours sincerely
Motobiman
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 06:22 PMThis is easy to deal with. Lets meet in our cars outside the town hall in North Street at 09000 on 9th February. Direct action is all they understand - If they want a fight give them one...................
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