Free parking after 6pm in Liverpool city centre could be brought to an end in just a matter of weeks. The move comes almost two months after the council’s cabinet signed off on the first rise in parking charges for years. We’ve been on the streets of Liverpool to get your take on it.
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00:00Free parking after 6pm in Liverpool city centre could be brought to an end in just a matter of weeks.
00:06The move comes almost two months after the council's cabinet signed off on the first rise in parking charges for years.
00:13We've been on the streets of Liverpool to get your take on it.
00:16Terrible. I think it's terrible. It's a ruining business.
00:19I think it's wrong. I think it's a false economy because you're seeing it too much in terms of money making exercise after 6pm.
00:27What they're not taking into account, I think, is what that will cost the restaurants and the businesses and the nice economy.
00:34I don't think it's going to have a big bearing.
00:36It's going to be probably an inconvenience more than anything for some people because they're used to not paying and now they're going to have to.
00:43We do occasionally bring a car into town, especially of an evening.
00:47They're just ruining businesses. There's just nothing for anybody.
00:53Last time I parked in town I thought I was safe after 6pm and I got a £60 parking ticket.
00:59I think it's a bit short-sighted. You can see why they're doing it because they're trying to get money in, of course, onto all councils.
01:05But I think, looking at the bigger picture, it's actually going to lose money.
01:12How many cars actually get free parking? How many cars are available?
01:16Only a couple of hundred maybe. Those couple of hundred are out of them who are just going to say, it doesn't matter, I'm going to pay anyway.
01:26Not everybody can walk far and you need to be able to park within the vicinity and the car parks are so expensive.
01:35Liverpool Council said the proposed extension of the charging period aimed at creating more spaces for those holding resident and business permits.
01:43In December, the council's cabinet signed off on a significant hike that will come into force from next year.
01:49With the local authorities struggling to make ends meet, fees will rise by as much as 60% in some places.
01:56And extending the charging period from 7am to 11pm daily.