Golden Acre Park visitors reflect on car parking charges which are set to be introduced in Leeds parks
Parking charges are being introduced at Golden Acre Park, Roundhay Park, Middleton Park, Temple Newsam and Otley Chevin - what do you think about this?
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00:00I think any increase in charge from something that's been free before is always a shock
00:04and you're always a little bit apprehensive to pay it and a little bit like, you know,
00:10where's that money going, what's it doing? But I don't think it's astronomical. I think
00:15people will still come and as long as the money's being used for maintenance of the places that
00:20we're going then I can't see it being that much of an issue paying it, to be honest.
00:23I think it's absolutely scandalous, to be honest. I live in Bramhook, this is my local park.
00:33I walk every morning, 365 days a year. Coming here, I can't walk from where I do live,
00:42it's just the far side of the roundabout. That's going to cost me £500 a year
00:46and I only come for an hour, half an hour or an hour. So basically they're taking
00:56something away from me so I won't come. It's everybody's park, it's not the council's park,
01:01it's our park. They seem to have forgotten that. I think it's inevitable. Local councils
01:09have had their money strapped for years and years so they need to make money
01:13and so it's going to happen. It's unfortunate but that's just the way it is.
01:19I think generally it's a bad idea because I think it will stop some people from coming.
01:25Most people would be able to, a lot of people would be able to, but of course we want families
01:30to come with children and of course there's a cost of living crisis and anything that adds to that
01:38is not good. I suppose what I'm saying is generally no, I'm not in favour.
01:42I think it's fair enough that people are charged for parking. £1 for an hour doesn't sound too
01:47much to me. People who can afford to have a car and come up here anyway, it's probably not going
01:53to make a big difference. I think if it helps the upkeep of the park or other social services,
01:58that's fine.