County car park fee rise 'staggering'

THE head of Hereford’s main retail and hospitality body says proposed increases in charges at the county's car parks are “staggering”.

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Hereford BID (Business Improvement District) chief executive Mike Truelove said: “Whilst businesses were delighted at the gesture of a free 30-minute slot for all car parks, we later discovered the disappointing news of proposals to increase fees by a staggering inflation-beating 8-10% per cent, when UK inflation is currently 3.4%.” He said the rise, due at the start of April, “seems hard to justify when we have clear evidence of footfall in the c