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A business owner urges a rise in car parking charges be reconsidered after a decrease in footfall.

Phil Edgecombe wrote to Wokingham Borough Council over concerns about car parking charges

He said the rise in car parking charges and the presence of ticket enforcement officers is impacting footfall.It comes after Wokingham Borough Council increased the hourly charges for car parks in the centre of town, as well as introducing a £1 evening parking charge from 18:00 BST. Figures from Wokingham Borough Council for car parking ticket sales in August 2022 show 42,598 tickets were issued.

 

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