Commuters in Cardiff face new increases in on-street car parking charges of up to 20%.
Cardiff council has hiked the charges on long stay on-street pay and display parking spaces throughout the city centre from April 15.
It means motorists would have to pay around a fifth more to park for longer than seven hours at many of the city's on-street parking spaces.
The council says the price of car parking remains competitive compared to cities of a similar size to Cardiff.
What are the new charges?
| Previous charges | New charges | % increase | ||
| Up to one hour | £1.90 | Up to one hour | £2.10 | 10.53% |
| Up to two hours | £3.10 | Up to two hours | £3.40 | 9.68% |
| Up to three hours | £3.70 | Up to three hours | £4.10 | 10.81% |
| Up to four hours | £4.60 | Up to four hours | £5.10 | 10.87% |
| Up to five hours | £5.50 | Up to five hours | £6.10 | 10.91% |
| Up to six hours | £7.20 | Up to six hours | £8.60 | 19.44% |
| Up to seven hours | £7.80 | Up to seven hours | £9.40 | 20.51% |
| Up to eight hours | £8.40 | Up to eight hours | £10.10 | 20.24% |
| Up to nine hours | £9.00 | Up to nine hours | £10.80 | 20.00% |
| Up to 10 hours | £9.60 | Up to 10 hours | £11.50 | 19.79% |
Where will the new parking charges apply?
Adamsdown Square, Davis Street, Ivor Street (Davis Street), Moira Terrace, Moira Place, Longcross Street, Howard Gardens, Fitzhamon Embankment, East Grove, West Luton Place, Newport Road Lane, Pendyris Street, Senghenydd Road, Taff Embankment, Taffs Mead Embankment, The Parade, The Walk, West Grove, and Windsor Road.
Reporter Ffion Lewis went out and asked people what they thought about the changes. This is what they told us:
What has the council said?
A council spokesman said: “The council reviews parking tariffs every two years and an increase in charges for on street parking was agreed in the 2019-20 budget. Parking charges in Cardiff remain competitive when compared with other UK cities of a similar size and demographic.
“The aim of our parking strategy is to balance the parking and access of requirements of residents, businesses, commuters and visitors with the need to support our wider transport strategy and achieve our aspiration of a 60/40 modal split in favour of sustainable modes of transport by 2024.
“Any surplus from parking charges is reinvested into transport projects that help keep Cardiff moving.”
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