Although parking fees increase in Swansea, residents will find parking cheaper than visitors in all public car parks. The changes will take effect from Monday 17th April, when parking prices are increased and the current £2 all-day offer is removed.

People who live in Swansea and have a resident discount card will be able to get the discount using the resident rate option at parking pay stations, but it remains to be seen how much residents will pay to park and how they can access it. discounts. get fired. The council has not raised parking fees since 2014, but said the plans were needed to ensure the car parks were maintained and could have state-of-the-art payment systems for drivers.

The proposed price increase will not affect parking services in the city and will remain at £1 per car until at least 2024. Parking fees will increase in car parks including Copr Bay South, Copr Bay North, the multi-storey Car Park Quadrant, the High Street multi-storey car park, the pay and demo car parks in the city centre, the beach and beach car parks and Mumbles. Find out here how much you will pay in these car parks without a resident discount card.

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Earlier in January this year, Andrew Stevens, Cabinet Member for Environment and Infrastructure, said: “The council invested over £2.1m in grants last year alone to keep prices for the city’s private car parks low. hall at near-record levels.. was created to support businesses and residents as we recover from the impact of the pandemic on our city.

“We have not raised parking fees for over eight years in Swansea, maintaining some of the lowest parking fees in the country. Now, with the pressure of the cost of living crisis on city budgets, there is a need for change and expansion from April onwards so that we can ensure that parking services are protected and maintained for years to come. Swansea residents will benefit from a rebate scheme that we are also introducing, which will allow them to pay lower parking fees compared to out-of-town drivers.”

Source: Wales Online