Isle of Wight: Plans to raise parking fees scrapped

At the end of January, the Isle of Wight Council said it would increase parking fees and the costs of parking permits

A planned increase to parking fees on the Isle of Wight has been scrapped less than two weeks after the move was approved.

At the end of January, the island's council said it would raise charges and the costs of parking permits.

But on Wednesday evening it unveiled its budget for 2023/24 and it said the cost of car parking would be frozen.

Council leader Phil Jordan said doing so would be good for businesses and shoppers on the island.

The authority also confirmed it would not be introducing parking fees on Union Street in Newport.

Among the changes, it would have hiked the price of the All Island permit to nearly £780 a year.

All of the price increases could have made the authority an additional £431,867.

That decision was reversed after confirmation from government that the council will get an extra £3m a year to deliver services on the island.