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The PM wants free parking in market towns, but who will pay?

Patrick Troy, chief executive, British Parking Association
31 July 2015
Patrick Troy
Patrick Troy

 

There is no such thing as a free parking space: someone has to pay for it. This is true everywhere: in town centres, at the beach and in the countryside. Some car parks may be free at the point of use but someone is paying for their upkeep and maintenance. If they are patrolled to keep them safe someone is paying for that too. So-called free parking is subsidised in some way, either by council tax payers or business ratepayers or a combination of both.

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