CHARGES will be introduced for long-stays in Knowle car
parks on November 6, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council has announced.
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The council has made a public order to charge for the six car parks it runs in the village.
Shoppers must display a free ticket for up to three hours
Monday to Saturday from 8am to 6pm , including public holidays.
Up to four hours will be 50p; up to five hours £1; up to six
hours £1.50 and up to 10 hours £2. Drivers will not be able to return within
two hours of ticket expiry.
Disabled blue badge holders will not be affected. Those who
breach the terms could be slapped with a parking ticket.
Six free permits will be given to “residents with no
alternative off-street parking facility for use in the car park to the rear of
the Greswolde Arms Public House only”.
A further 40 season tickets for the car park will be
allocated for £120 every three months and £470 a year.
They previously led to a raft of objections from businesses
and residents.
They said workers and residents who do not have their own
parking will be hit, while the developer of a planned Waitrose store for St
John’s Close raised concerns.
The “free and display” system has already been introduced at
four other borough car parks, including Brueton and Malvern parks.
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