UK councils ‘holding public spaces hostage’ with cheap parking

Climate group data shows it is 115 times more expensive to suspend a parking bay than pay for a permit

Councils have been accused of allowing public spaces to be held hostage" by motorists after the huge difference in cost between parking charges and the cost of suspending parking was revealed.

The latest figures, published by the climate charity Possible, lay bare the significant cost increase between a parking permit, used for vehicles such as cars and vans, and the cost of parking bay suspensions to use the space for other purposes.