Dec 8, 2010
Lib Dems welcome freeze on car park charges
Reading Lib Dems today welcomed the announcement by the Council of the new car park charges for the coming year. Short stay car park charges are being frozen and long stay charges are being significantly reduced despite requests to raise charges from NCP who run the car parks under contract to the Council.
Transport Spokesperson Cllr Ricky Duveen said, ‘this is a good deal for Reading motorists and I think the council has done well to keep the car park charges down.’
Ricky was particularly pleased that the recently introduced charges for car parks in Tilehurst and Caversham were being frozen as in each case they were essential to local shops. Tilehurst and Chester Street shoppers can still park free for the first hour, something that is vital for local traders especially during tough economic times.
