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Parking: Fees and Charges

Asked by Helen MaguireLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 24 March 2026UIN 121063

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the cost of business parking permits introduced by local authorities in car parks.

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh

Local authorities are best placed to determine the nature and scope of parking policies across their area. Through the Traffic Management Act 2004, local authorities must ensure that their parking policies are proportionate, support town centre prosperity, and reconcile competing demands for space whilst ensuring traffic moves freely and quickly on their roads and the roads of nearby authorities.

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