Reduced Parking charges are to be reintroduced in CCBC pay and display car parks from Monday 2 January 2023.
Parking charges in council owned town centre car parks were suspended in June 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and remained free throughout 2021/22 to encourage residents to shop local and help business recover as they came out of lockdown.
The changes will affect all the main town centres in the county borough: Bargoed, Blackwood, Caerphilly, Newbridge, Risca and Ystrad Mynach.
In order to support our town centres, visitors will now be charged a reduced rate of 40p for the first hour of parking. This is lower than the charge implemented as far back as 2010.
Cllr Julian Simmons, the council’s cabinet member for highways and transportation, said: “We have taken many factors into account when considering proposals for car parking charges. During the consultation process the reduced availability of parking spaces was raised as a concern in some of our town centres – an issue which has been exacerbated in areas by the removal of fees.”
“By reinstating charges this should alleviate some of these problems, whilst the implementation of a reduced initial hourly rate will ensure parking remains affordable for those wishing to visit our towns for shorter periods.
The income generated from fees is also essential in enabling us to continue maintaining our car parks and wider highway network.
