A final decision on the reinstatement of evening parking charges in the city centre has been postponed after news of the Queen’s death.

The move was due to be debated next Tuesday (September 13) in a Cabinet meeting,

The plan is to re-introduce on-street evening parking charges Monday to Saturday from 6pm to 8pm in the city centre.

Read more: Free evening parking across Southampton could be scrapped

The charges would be:

For stays of up to 30 minutes – £0.50

For stays of up to 1 hour – £1.00

For stays of up to 90 minutes – £1.50

For stays of up to 2 hours – £2.00

The plan is also to introduce off-street (car park) evening parking charges, Monday to Saturday, 6pm to Midnight, in the City Centre Off-Street Car Parks.

These charges would be:

For stays of up to 1 hour – £1.00

For the stays of over 1 hour – £2.00

Other plans involved were the amending current restricted hour zones and introducing an off-street overnight season ticket for use Monday to Saturday 6pm to midnight at a cost of £150 (£15 for electric vehicles), valid for 12 months.

Parking has been free from 6pm in the city centre throughout the pandemic in an attempt to entice more residents when demand for going out was low.

However, in a scrutiny management committee meeting on Thursday it was decided that bringing the charges back would be the most beneficial for Southampton’s economy.

The new charges can only come into effect after cabinet has agreed to the decision in a cabinet meeting, which as it stands, is indefinitely postponed.

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