Off-street parking charges raised revenue of £6.77 million for Wiltshire Council during the last financial year, the Tory-controlled unitary authority has revealed as it launches a review of the system.
The money came from 7,300 off-street parking spaces, with a further 2,336 being added in Salisbury’s five park-and-ride sites, plus scores more available in Marlborough.
The figures come from the council’s newly-published Your Wiltshire Magazine, which reveals that later this year the council will publish the results of a “wide-ranging public consultation,” on its parking policy.
It points out that any excess money made from parking charges is used to subsidise transport-related projects, including bus routes”, some of which are now under threat.
“Many people in Wiltshire rely on buses to get to and from towns, to do their shopping or to get to work, either because they do not have cars, or only one per household,” says the magazine report.
“Putting the money back into this vital service will not only help these families, but also local businesses.”
The figures are for the financial year 2012/13. Full details of the council’s car park income – car park by car park – can be found on:
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