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Mar 2024
New car park cameras stolen at Swinsty and Fewston
Newly installed automatic number plate recognition cameras at two reservoirs near Harrogate have been stolen.
Yorkshire Water introduced the cameras as part of a new system of charging people to park at its reservoirs in January this year.
North Yorkshire Police's community messaging service said the car park ticket machines at Swinsty and signs were vandalised between 7pm on March 1 and 1am on March 2.
The Stray Ferret asked Yorkshire Water for further details. A spokesperson said:
Visitors are still expected to pay. The spokesperson added:
The charges, introduced on January 22, are:
- 1 hour – £1
- 2 hours – £2
- 6 hours – £3
- All day – £5
- Annual pass for all car parks – £30
Police urged anyone with information about the crimes to call 101, quoting ref NYP-02032024-0098.
Read more:
- Parking charges to begin at Harrogate reservoirs next week
- Parking charges set to be introduced at Stainburn Forest
- Readers’ Letters: Stainburn Forest parking charges a ‘dismal state of affairs’
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