Charges for on-street parking in Nottingham will increase again later this year in a bid to cut congestion and encourage more commuters to use public transport, the city council says.
Nottingham City Council currently operates more than 1,400 on-street parking spaces in the city centre.
It says the spaces generated a total annual income of more than £5m in 2023 to 2024, and demand for them continues to increase.
On-street spaces are divided up across zones one to five, with zone one being the closest to the city centre and four and five located in the city suburbs.
Prices were increased in April last year, but the Labour-led authority says it needs to increase them again because demand is still outstripping supply.
The new charges in the central zone one range from £3 for an hour, up from £2.80, to £42 for fourteen hours, up from £39.20.
There has been a 14 per cent rise in the total number of motorists parking across zones one to three in the last six months, figures show.
Reports have been published to explain the reasoning behind the increase in charges, which will go up again from August 4 this year.
The council says the increased charges will help cut congestion in the city, encourage use of trams and buses, and stop the existing Workplace Parking Levy being “undermined”.
The Workplace Parking Levy was first introduced in 2012 to help cut congestion and carbon emissions and fund tram network development.
It means businesses that have 11 or more parking spaces must pay an annual charge per space.
“Nottingham City Council is renowned for its implementation of the Workplace Parking Levy (WPL), being the first one of its kind in Europe,” council documents say.
“This has enabled over £1 billion to be invested into its public transport system in the last decade, and during this period Nottingham has seen a 47 per cent reduction in congestion growth.
“It is therefore important that on-street commuter tariff prices reflect changes to the WPL charges so that these achievements are not undermined by providing over competitive on-street commuter parking options.
“Nottingham’s high-quality public transport system offers a viable alternative to private car usage in many cases.
“It is important that the price point on-street does not discourage the use of alternative, more sustainable modes of transport such as walking, cycling, and using public transport.
“Nottingham will be comparatively well-priced for on-street parking even after these changes are made.”
- Zones 1–3 have uniform percentage increases for all durations (7.14%, 33.33%, and 25.00% respectively).
- Zones 4 & 5 vary significantly, with the highest increases at:
- QMC area (60%)
- Basford (50%)
- Meadows Way West, St Ann’s, Victoria Embankment (40%).
- The smallest increases are in Gregory Boulevard (2.86%) and Mapperley Road/Redcliffe Road/Arkwright Walk (4%).
The new parking charges are as follows (The old charge is in brackets):
Zone 1
One hour: £3 (£2.80)
Two hours: £6 (£5.60)
Three hours: £9 (£8.40)
Four hours: £12 (£11.20)
Five hours: £15.00 (£14.00)
Six hours: £18 (£16.80)
Seven hours: £21 (£19.60)
Eight hours: £24 (£22.40)
Nine hours: £27 (£25.20)
Ten hours: £30 (£28)
Eleven hours: £33 (£30.80)
Twelve hours: £36 (33.60)
Thirteen hours: £39 (£36.40)
Fourteen hours: £42 (£39.20)
Zone 2
One hour: £2 (£1.50)
Two hours: £4 (£3)
Three hours: £6 (£4.50)
Four hours: £8 (£6)
Five hours: £10 (£7.50)
Six hours: £12 (£9)
Seven hours: £14 (£10.50)
Eight hours: £16 (£12)
Nine hours: £18 (£13.50)
Ten hours: £20 (£15)
Eleven hours: £22 (£16.50)
Twelve hours: £24 (£18)
Thirteen hours: £26 (£19.50)
Fourteen hours: £28 (£21)
Zone 3
One hour: £1 (80p)
Two hours: £2 (£1.60)
Three hours: £3 (£2.40)
Four hours: £4 (£3.20)
Five hours: £5 (£4)
Six hours: £6 (£4.80)
Seven hours: £7 (£5.60)
Eight hours: £8 (£6.40)
Nine hours: £9 (£7.20)
Ten hours: £10 (£8)
Eleven hours: £11 (£8.80)
Twelve hours: £12 (£9.60)
Thirteen hours: £13 (£10.40)
Fourteen hours: £14 (£11.20)
Zones 4 and 5
Meadows Way West: £3.50 (£2.50)
Mapperley Road: £2.60 (£2.50)
Meadows: £4.30 (£3.80)
Redcliffe Road: £2.60 (£2.50)
St Ann’s: £3.50 (£2.50)
Arkwright Walk: £2.60 (£2.50)
QMC area: £4.00 (£2.50)
Basford: £3.00 (£2.00)
Bilborough: £2.30 (£2.20)
Sherwood: £4.50 (£3.80)
Victoria Embankment: £3.50 (£2.50)
Gregory Boulevard: £3.60 (£3.50)
