City parking charges to increase

Plans to increase the cost of long-stay car parking in council-run car parks in Bristol have been approved.

The 25% rise is part of a move to discourage all-day parking and encourage use of park-and-ride schemes.

Charges for eight hours are set to rise from £4 to £5, and from £8 to £10 for more than eight hours.

The cabinet also agreed to introduce residents' parking permits in some areas to stop commuters "dumping" their cars outside people's homes all day.

bbc.co.uk 16th November 2007