Parking Charges Latest

The posts below show my continued objection to Somerset Council’s plans to introduce evening parking charges (following a U-turn, now dropped), Sunday parking charges in Taunton and Wellington (now postponed until autumn 2027, after the council elections), and new tiered parking charges (also deferred until autumn 2027).

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Tiered and Sunday Parking Charges Latest Nov 2026
ByJohn Hunt 03/11/202607/11/2026

At a recent Somerset Council Executive meeting (Oct 2026), they agreed a proposed 10% increase starting in January 2027 in most Somerset Council Car Parks and confirmed the new Tiered and the extremely unpopular Sunday charges due to be initialised in the Autumn of 2027. These were due to be implemented this year, however the…

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Somerset Council Propose 7 Days a Week Car Park Charges
ByJohn Hunt 06/09/202607/11/2026

SUNDAY PARKING CHARGES are being proposed by Somerset Council. You have already said NO, clearly they are not listening. Somerset Council previously stated that it would consider all feedback, positive and negative, received via its public consultation, before making a final decision. At the time, I welcomed this commitment and urged the Council to listen…

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Say NO to Sunday Parking Charges. Sept 25
ByJohn Hunt 08/09/202507/11/2026

Sunday Car Parking Charges proposed for Taunton and Wellington. 03/12 UPDATE. Somerset Council’s Executive committee has today agreed to (‘kick the can down the road’). They agreed that “Following the public consultation and further consideration the executive committee has agreed to defer the consideration of Sunday parking charges, where there are currently no charges until…

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Say NO to Sunday and Evening Parking Charges. Feb 25
ByJohn Hunt 26/02/202507/11/2026

Say NO to proposed Parking Charges on Sunday and in the evenings. I fully understand the need for Somerset Council to raise money, however, I am concerned about the negative economic impact these draconian changes will have on Taunton’s long suffering residents, retailers and our evening economy. This ill-conceived proposal will also have a negative…

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