Locals in Dover say parking at the White Cliffs - one of Britain's most iconic tourist spots - should be free after a "ludicrous" hike.
Residents say they should not have to pay or at least receive a discounted rate after the National Trust announced a rise in daily fees of 20 per cent from £5 to £6.
The charity says its running costs have risen in recent years and the parking charges will help to fund its care of wildlife around the famous cliffs on the Kent coastline.
The Trust is also raising fees for motor homes from £7 to £9 but stressed that the increase is the first in five years.
Residents say they should not have to pay or at least receive a discounted rate after the National Trust announced a rise in daily fees of 20 per cent from £5 to £6.
The charity says its running costs have risen in recent years and the parking charges will help to fund its care of wildlife around the famous cliffs on the Kent coastline.
The Trust is also raising fees for motor homes from £7 to £9 but stressed that the increase is the first in five years.
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00:00Well, I think it's ludicrous really, you know, especially for people who live in Dover, that's our heritage, we live here, and we should be parking for free really, you know.
00:10I mean, I hope they'd be lower because it doesn't really make sense to hike them up if it's not needed.
00:30But if it's, you know, being used for something good then, like maintaining the cliffs, or like cleanliness and stuff like that, and they just need it, then it's fine I guess.
00:41Against it, the reason being because I think £5 is sufficient at the moment for parking, and I think that a lot of tourists already use the facilities like the cafe, which brings in a lot of revenue,
01:07and I feel that that could be used to help the facilities here.
01:12I do appreciate that it costs an absolute fortune to maintain facilities like this, and they are really, really good facilities, there's no doubt about it, and I'm also pretty certain that the National Trust wouldn't put the charges up if it wasn't essential to do so.
01:37Great, OK, that's perfect.