Price hikes blamed on UK bus fare cap

CHESHIRE East says one reason it is hiking up parking charges is because the government has increased the national bus fare cap from £2 to £3.

- BY BELINDA RYAN Local Democracy Reporter

The increases, which will see charges on some council-owned car parks rise by up to 30 per cent, come into force on May 26.

Evening charges and Sunday charges will also be introduced from the same date.

The controversial decision to hike up the charges for the second time in less than a year was taken by the council's highways officers, under delegated authority.

And one of the reasons given for their unpopular decision was because the government has increased the bus fare cap.