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Boss hits out on parking charges

An angry Stafford businessman has challenged a council chief to prove that parking charges in the borough have not risen for four years.An angry Stafford businessman has challenged a council chief to prove that parking charges in the borough have not risen for four years. Robert Macfarlane, of letting agency M D Properties in Church Lane, claims the charge for the council's long-stay car park at Doxey Road had in fact risen in 2006. The borough council introduced its new rates on January 2. Mr Macfarlane said the increases have upset his staff and he has urged the borough council to consider introducing a park-and-ride service at Stafford Common for people working in the town centre. Members of his staff who parked at the car park, off Chell Road, were shocked to find the cost of parking for the day had gone up from £3 to £4 and they faced a £20 bill for a full week. Cabinet member for planning and regeneration councillor Doug Davis had claimed the increased charges for borough council car parks were being raised for the first time in four years. Read the full story in the Express & Star

Stafford|Jan 14, 2008
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