Local Authority-managed Car Parks

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:14 pm on 28 November 2017.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 2:14, 28 November 2017

Well, there are three things. I think, first of all, technology has progressed to the point where any new machines should be not just coin machines, but machines where people can use apps to park, or, indeed, machines where people can use their card to pay. Now, I'm fortunate to live in a very progressive Labour-controlled authority in Bridgend where that is possible in the car parks, and indeed, they have a policy where parking is free in a multi-storey for the first two hours, showing that they deliver for the people of Bridgend. Bear in mind, of course, that any money raised from car parking does go back into local authority coffers for the benefit of the local community. But I do take the point: I do believe that, as new machines are replaced, they should offer people the option of a number of ways to pay, whether it’s by phone, by app or by chip and pin.