New payment bands at Raven Meadows car park

Drivers will have more flexibility to pay less for parking when the pricing bands are changed at a town centre car park in Shrewsbury.

The pricing at Raven Meadows multi-storey is changing with the introduction of  new bands which will allow people to pay for each hour they park up to six hours, rather than the current bands that start at £1.50 for one hour and then jump to £3.50 for between one and three hours.

The new pricing structure will include the introduction of a two-hour tariff after Shropshire Council listened to the views of customers and town businesses, who said more flexible timing bands would encourage people to spend as much time as they needed shopping rather than having to rush back to the car to avoid paying a higher charge.

Prices at the Raven Meadows car park will be as follows from 3 October 2011:

Up to one hour: £1.50

Up to two hours: £2.50

Up to three hours: £3.50

Up to four hours: £4.00

Up to five hours: £5.00

Up to six hours: £6.00

Up to 10 hours: £8.00

Councillor Simon Jones, Shropshire Council cabinet member for parking, said:

“We are continuing to do what we can to encourage shoppers into Shrewsbury town centre.  Adding more pricing bands at Raven Meadows will make it simpler and fairer for drivers, so you effectively pay for what you get rather than being charged for parking time that you don’t need.

“We are listening to what people are telling us, and we will keep looking at ways of making parking charges as fair as possible.”