Cardiff among UK's most expensive spots for parking
This comes following a recent study by NetVoucherCodes that revealed the councils with the biggest increases in on-street parking prices from the past 12 months.
Introducing the list, the experts said: "Motorists are facing eye-watering rises in on-street parking charges, with new figures revealing that some councils have doubled their rates in the past year.
"The data experts at NetVoucherCodes wanted to see to what extent, and so analysed current on-street parking costs for the centre of each city and compared these with prices a year ago.
"According to the data, some councils have doubled their on-street parking costs while others charge up to £9 for an hour of parking."
Councils with the biggest increases in on-street parking prices
The councils that have recorded the biggest increases in on-street parking prices over the past year, according to NetVoucherCodes, are:
Milton Keynes (100%) Liverpool (67%) York (56%) Cardiff (35%) Manchester (33%) Leicester (25%) Oxford (15%) Birmingham (13%) Bristol (13%) Glasgow (13%)
Cardiff among UK's most expensive spots for on-street parking
In the past 12 months, on-street parking charges in Cardiff have increased by 90p, from £2.60 in 2024 to £3.50 in 2025.
This is the fourth-highest increase out of anywhere in the UK, behind only Milton Keynes, Liverpool, and York.
Cardiff now also ranks among the country's most expensive spots for on-street parking:
Edinburgh (£9.00) Cambridge (£8.40) Oxford (£7.60) Glasgow (£7.20) London (£7.20) York (£4.85) Bristol (£4.50) Birmingham (£4.30) Liverpool (£4.00) Manchester (£4.00) Cardiff (£3.50) Leeds (£3.40) Sheffield (£3.25) Newcastle (£3.10) Nottingham (£3.00)
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Consumer expert at NetVoucherCodes, Rebecca Bebbington, said: 'Steep rises risk pricing people out of city centres, harming local businesses as fewer visitors are willing to pay the sky-high charges.
"With the cost of living already spiralling, these huge hikes are unfair on drivers who have little alternative but to use their cars.
"Councils should be supporting the recovery of high streets, not punishing people for popping into town.'
Cardiff Council has been contacted for comment.
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