FOI release

Car park charges and times 2022-2025

This request was refused in part, so we didn't provide some of the information the requester asked for. This may include information where we can neither confirm nor deny that we hold it.

Case reference FOI2024/00609

Published 5 April 2024

Request

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act.

1. How many public car parks do you operate?

2. Please fill in the below table to advise on how many public car parking spaces were available in council-operated car parks in the following years.

2022

2023

2024 until 1st April 2024

3. Please fill in the below table to advise on how much you did / do charge for parking in the following years or whether it is free for the period referenced and the operational hours of your charging.

2022:

Average / typical hourly day time rate £

Average / typical hourly evening rate £

Average / typical hourly overnight rate £

Average / typical 24 hour rate £

Day time - please provide timings (i.e. daytime rates apply 6am to 6pm)

Evenings - please provide timings (i.e. evening rates apply 6pm - 11pm)

Overnight - please provide timings (i.e. night rates apply 11pm - 6am)

2023:

Average / typical hourly day time rate £

Average / typical hourly evening rate £

Average / typical hourly overnight rate £

Average / typical 24 hour rate £

Day time - please provide timings (i.e. daytime rates apply 6am to 6pm)

Evenings - please provide timings (i.e. evening rates apply 6pm - 11pm)

Overnight - please provide timings (i.e. night rates apply 11pm - 6am)

2024 until April 1st:

Average / typical hourly day time rate £

Average / typical hourly evening rate £

Average / typical hourly overnight rate £

Average / typical 24 hour rate £

Day time - please provide timings (i.e. daytime rates apply 6am to 6pm)

Evenings - please provide timings (i.e. evening rates apply 6pm - 11pm)

Overnight - please provide timings (i.e. night rates apply 11pm - 6am)

2024 - 2025 financial year:

Average / typical hourly day time rate £

Average / typical hourly evening rate £

Average / typical hourly overnight rate £

Average / typical 24 hour rate £

Day time - please provide timings (i.e. daytime rates apply 6am to 6pm)

Evenings - please provide timings (i.e. evening rates apply 6pm - 11pm)

Overnight - please provide timings (i.e. night rates apply 11pm - 6am)

Response

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act.

1. How many public car parks do you operate?

2. Please fill in the below table to advise on how many public car parking spaces were available in council-operated car parks in the following years.

2022

2023

2024 until 1st April 2024

3. Please fill in the below table to advise on how much you did / do charge for parking in the following years or whether it is free for the period referenced and the operational hours of your charging.

2022:

Average / typical hourly day time rate £

Average / typical hourly evening rate £

Average / typical hourly overnight rate £

Average / typical 24 hour rate £

Day time - please provide timings (i.e. daytime rates apply 6am to 6pm)

Evenings - please provide timings (i.e. evening rates apply 6pm - 11pm)

Overnight - please provide timings (i.e. night rates apply 11pm - 6am)

2023:

Average / typical hourly day time rate £

Average / typical hourly evening rate £

Average / typical hourly overnight rate £

Average / typical 24 hour rate £

Day time - please provide timings (i.e. daytime rates apply 6am to 6pm)

Evenings - please provide timings (i.e. evening rates apply 6pm - 11pm)

Overnight - please provide timings (i.e. night rates apply 11pm - 6am)

2024 until April 1st:

Average / typical hourly day time rate £

Average / typical hourly evening rate £

Average / typical hourly overnight rate £

Average / typical 24 hour rate £

Day time - please provide timings (i.e. daytime rates apply 6am to 6pm)

Evenings - please provide timings (i.e. evening rates apply 6pm - 11pm)

Overnight - please provide timings (i.e. night rates apply 11pm - 6am)

2024 - 2025 financial year:

Average / typical hourly day time rate £

Average / typical hourly evening rate £

Average / typical hourly overnight rate £

Average / typical 24 hour rate £

Day time - please provide timings (i.e. daytime rates apply 6am to 6pm)

Evenings - please provide timings (i.e. evening rates apply 6pm - 11pm)

Overnight - please provide timings (i.e. night rates apply 11pm - 6am)

A) The information for Q1, Q2, and Q3 (for current fees and fees for the 2024-2025 financial year), is publically available on the Herefordshire Council website and can be viewed via the following link:

https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/directory/20/council_car_parks_directory

As such we consider this information to be exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 because it is reasonably accessible to you via other means. Please take this letter as a refusal notice under S17 of the Act.

With regards to Q3 and fees for the previous years, please find attached our Notice of Variation of Car Park Charges.

Documents

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