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Britain’s ‘most expensive seaside town’ set to hike parking charges AGAIN with 6% increase lined up
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BRITAIN'S "most expensive seaside town" is set to hike its parking charges again, with a 6% increase lined up.
The popular holiday destination was already more than £10 more expensive than the next priciest coastal spot.
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Despite this, Brighton and Hove Council has agreed a new annual budget that will see the cost of a parking space rise by an average of 6% across the two towns.
The changes will affect both on-street and off-street public parking throughout one of the UK's favourite staycation areas.
New rates will be brought in from April 22 this year and can be viewed through the PayByPhone parking app which is used for bays managed by the council.
Any profit generated from the increase will be reinvested back into programmes across infrastructure improvement, road safety and the environment, as is required by law.
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The hike comes after Brighton was already named the nation's most expensive seaside town for parking in a study from .
The expert team ranked areas based on the average cost of a parking space within a 30-minute walk of the town centre across eight hours, i.e. parking for a whole day.
Under this measure, Brighton came out at a whopping £24.21, well ahead of second place Newquay, Cornwall, at £12.32.
However, the research also revealed some less appreciated towns with much cheaper charges.
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For example, in Hornsea, Yorkshire, the daily rate was just £1.98, while it was only £2.27 on the Fife coast in Scotland.
Oliver Thompson, head of vehicle intelligence at Motorscan, said: "As evidenced by our latest study, parking costs can significantly impact holiday experiences, especially during peak periods like Easter half term.
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"Brighton’s staggering average parking fee of £24.21 tops the charts, highlighting the financial strain families may face when planning beach outings."
A spokesperson for Brighton and Hove Council said: "Without this parking surplus, bus services to outlying communities, some evening bus services, buses to less privileged communities and buses to the countryside wouldn’t operate.
"This funding is essential to providing access to communities, health, education and leisure services for residents, businesses and visitors across the city."
Councillor Trevor Muten, chair of the Transport & Sustainability committee, added: “Like all councils, we review parking charges annually as part of our budget-setting process.
“Any surplus generated by parking fees and charges is spent on public transport, maintaining our roads, and fixing potholes – things that really matter to our residents, businesses and visitors to the city.
“Most of the money generated goes to providing older and disabled people with concessionary bus passes and protecting local bus routes.
“We’ll continue to review charges as we do every year and as inflation comes down.
"We’re carrying out a review of our city-wide parking strategy to make it easier and fairer for residents and visitors to park.”
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