Changes To Parking Charges Announced In Brighton & Hove

Parking permits for second and third cars will be cheaper for the next year at least as the surcharge has been removed.

Currently, Brighton and Hove City Council charges an additional £171.55 for a full permit for a second car and £343.10 for a third and every additional car on top of the permit charges.

New fees and charges for 2024/25 released ahead of the Transport and Sustainability Committee meeting on Tuesday 6 February remove all surcharges and show no increase for 365-day permits in full scheme parking zones or for visitor permits.

The report said:

“These parking fees and charges increases are mainly in line with inflation and the council’s current system of charging.

“This may change in the future as a parking review is under way and the findings will be reported in May / June 2024.”

A full scheme parking zone a 365-day permit for a low-emission vehicle remains £145, standard emission £195.45 and high emission £335.80.

Ninety-day permits have a slight decrease for low emissions from £41 to £39.60 and standard emissions from £52.70 to £52.20, and high emissions a small increase from £87.80 to £91.80.

Discounts for households receiving council tax reductions and/or Universal credit are also removed ahead of the discussions.

The report said changes “cannot be implemented in 24/25 due to the IT development requirements” but can be reintroduced in future years.

Light touch parking schemes are seeing a larger increase for permits of approximately 25 per cent for both the 180 and 365-day permits, as well as visitor permits.

Public consultations have recently finished in the light touch zones on converting them into full schemes.

For 180-day permits, a low-emission vehicle permit goes up from £53.60 to £68.40, standard emission from £69.80 to £88.20 and high emission from £118.40 to £147.60.

A 365-day permit will increase from £98.55 for a low-emission vehicle, £131.40 to £164.25 for standard emissions and £229.95 to £284.70 for high emissions.

“High demand” city-centre areas zones M, Y and Z have a mix of changes to permit charges.

There are reductions for 90-day permits for both low and standard emissions from £49.10 to £46.80 and £63.50 to £62.1 respectively, but an increase from £106.70 to £108.90 for high-emission vehicles.

The 365-day permits have an approximately six per cent increase for all types of vehicle, with low emissions going from £178.85 to £189.90, standard emission from £237.25 to £251.85 and high emissions from £412.45 to £441.65.

Visitor permits in the three central zones will also increase by 5.9 per cent from £5.05 to £5.35.

An approximately six per cent increase is also put forward for business, traders, school and doctors’ permits.

Once costs are taken into account any surplus income from parking must be used for transport and highway projects, such as concessionary fares, supported bus services, transport projects and environmental improvements.

The Transport and Sustainability Committee is due to meet at Hove Town Hall at 4pm on Tuesday 7 February. The meeting is scheduled for webcast on the council website.