Car park fees rack up £550k for council

Parking charges introduced at five city parks have raised £550,000 for the council in just six months.

- by Don Mort

New figures show the income from fees at Golden Acre, Otley Chevin, Roundhay, Temple Newsam and Middleton parks since February. Charges of £4 per day were introduced to help Leeds City Council to save more than £100m this financial year.

The charges have so far raised £218,000 from parking machines and £236,000 from phone app payments.

A further £96,000 was paid by motorists who bought season tickets to visit the parks.