Petition calls for rethink on end to free parking

CITY RESIDENT SAYS AXING EVENING CONCESSION WILL HIT BUSINESS & EVENTS

- By DAVID HUMPHREYS Local Democracy Reporter

A NEW petition has been launched calling for Liverpool City Council to reconsider changes to free parking in the evenings.

Holly Dempster-Edwards, who lives in the city centre, has urged the council to set out a new consultation to include possibilities such as a “less severe change” to the duration of free-of-charge parking and accused them of ignoring the results of the last public engagement exercise.

Writing in the petition, she said: “These measures risk discouraging visitors, harming local businesses, and placing additional strain on residents - especially during a time of rising living costs. Public transport remains unreliable, and alternative options like taxis are often unaffordable.