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Oct 2022
Swinsty and Fewston parking charges to include 'season ticket'
Controversial parking charges at Harrogate district reservoirs are set to include season tickets, Yorkshire Water has confirmed.
The company is to introduce payment machines and automatic number plate recognition at Swinsty, Fewston and Thruscross car parks.
Yorkshire Water said previously that the revenue generated will help to pay for an in-house rangers team, which would undertake maintenance jobs and tackle anti-social behaviour at its sites.
Proposals for parking machines at both Fewston and Swinsty reservoirs have been approved by Harrogate Borough Council.
While no date has been confirmed for when charges will come in, Yorkshire Water said they will include season tickets for one or multiple sites.
A spokesperson told the Stray Ferret:
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Car park users will be able to pay via card payment on site, by using the RingGo app or telephone.
The proposed tariffs will be one hour at £1, two hours at £2, six hours at £3 and an all day pass for £5.
Bransby Wilson Parking Solutions, based in York, has been appointed to operate the parking meters.
While the company said the charges will help to avert anti-social behaviour, Washburn Parish Council and local residents previously raised “serious concerns” about the impact of parking charges on local roads.
The council wrote to Harrogate Borough Council to object to the plans at both Swinsty and raised concern that the charges will "lead to unsafe conditions on local rural lanes".
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