Cabinet considers recommendation to freeze parking charges

Dover District Council's Cabinet is being recommended to freeze parking charges across the district for the next two years. The proposal would cap charges at existing levels until 2016 in all Council owned off-street car parks where charges apply.

Cllr Nigel Collor, Portfolio Holder for Access and Property Management, said: "I am intending to present a report to Cabinet recommending that DDC freezes parking charges in the district for the next two years.

"We want to encourage people to shop locally and support independent traders in our town centres. We are supporting the first ever UK Small Business Saturday on 7 December 2013 with free car parking in DDC off-street car parks across the district. We also continue to support the Dover Town Team's 'Bluebird Market' every Tuesday with half price parking in the Russell Street car park."

DDC has also announced that parking charges in DDC owned off-street car parks are to be suspended between 25 December 2013 and 1 January 2014 inclusive.

The decision to freeze car parking charges is subject to Cabinet discussions on the Budget and Medium Term Financial Plan early in the New Year.