Stealth Tax Tories 72% Parking Price Hike at River Street Car Park

1.37.00pm BST (GMT +0100) Sun 10th May 2009

Angry Traders have hit out the Conservatives at the Royal Borough of Windsor Maidenhead after they hiked parking charges at the Windsor River Street Car Park, adversely affecting business.

Charges at River Street car park in Windsor were changed last month prompting complaints from business owners, who say it has affected their trade.

Instead of an evening charge of £2.50 from 7pm to midnight motorists now have to pay £4.30 to park from 7pm to 9pm with free parking from 9pm to Midnight. The change in charges represent an increase in evening parking charges of 72% in one year.

The parking price hike is just one of many Conservative "Stealth Taxes" introduced in the Borough since May 2007 which are hurting residents and businesses alike.

"This is just one of a great many Conservative Stealth Taxes introduced since the Tories took control of the Royal Borough in May 2007," says local Lib Dem Julian Tisi.

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Read Article on River Street Car Park from The Royal Borough Observer.