A shake-up in the parking charges and time restrictions on town centre car parks in Fareham has come into force this month.
New designations for Fareham town centre car parks
There has been no increase in charges but now drivers will be able to park more cheaply if they leave their cars outside the very centre of the town.
The changes are:
- Car parks are no longer called short stay or long stay. They are now inner, outer and premium car parks.
- The five hour limit has been removed so shoppers can stay as long as they like in any Fareham town centre car park.
- Malthouse Lane and Trinity Street car parks are now outer car parks, saving 30p per hour compared to the previous tariff.
- Outer car parks are now charged at 70p per hour up to five hours and then £3.50 for over five hours (all day).
- Free parking is available on Sundays in all outer car parks.
- Season parking ticket holders are able to use their tickets in all outer car parks.
- Parking in inner car parks will be £1 per hour, the same as the previous short stay car parks.
- Market Quay, the only premium car park, remains at £1.50 per hour.
- No parking charges will be active on Christmas Day or Easter Sunday.
Deputy Executive Leader of Fareham Borough Council, Councillor Trevor Cartwright said: “Visitors will have options to choose whether they want to pay more or less, depending on how close to the shops they want to park.
“Cheaper hourly rates at Malthouse Lane and Trinity Street car parks will benefit the independent shops at the west end of West Street.”