23-06-2025
Exeter car parks 7% price hike plan
Car park charges could go up by about 7% in Exeter with the price of a two-hour ticket in the city centre hitting nearly £ City Council is considering putting up the cost of parking across the city with a two-hour stay in a central car park going from £4.50 to £ the price increases are approved by the council's executive car parks are expected to raise about £11.5m for the authority every year.A council report says the number of car park users is expected to decrease over time and the council relies on car park income to fund many of its services.
A charge for using the RingGo parking app - which has previously been covered by the council - could be passed on to the customer under the proposed report says the council's car park team will "put a greater focus on parking enforcement" as there is a "potential that customers of city centre car parks opt not to pay for parking".The city council previously announced plans to build a new temporary car park in the city centre on the site of the old bus station and has said money raised from that car park will be spent on the authority's Net Zero work.A decision is due to be made on the proposals at a meeting of the council's executive on Tuesday.
