Leicester city c锘縜r parking charges set to rise

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Image caption, T锘縣e city council said rates had not changed since 2014

Some parking costs in parts of Leicester will double as part of a review of charges.

M锘縪st car parks, multi-storeys and on-street pay and display areas will see an increase of 拢1 an hour - effectively doubling the charge for the first hour.

T锘縣e city council said charges had not risen since 2014 and the new levels would be in line with those of Nottingham and Derby.

T锘縣e new rates are expected to come into force in mid-December.

In the Haymarket and Newarke Street Car Parks, for example, costs will start at 拢2 for a one-hour stay, up from the current 拢1.

People parking for up to three, four and five hours will now have to pay 拢4, 拢5 and 拢7, respectively, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

The option for a 15-minute stay for 20p in London Road, between its junction with Granville Road, where it merges with St George鈥檚 Way, is also set to be scrapped.

Fees here will instead start at 拢1 for half an hour.

But a day trip to Abbey Park could more than double in price for drivers, with the 12-hour offer set to increase to 拢9 from 拢4.