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National
Stewart McConnell

Last ditch bid to reverse free parking being axed at North Ayrshire car parks

A wholesale review of controversial plans to introduce car parking charges in North Ayrshire town centres is being urged by two councillors.

Saltcoats member Jim Montgomerie and Stevenston councillor John Sweeney are putting forward a motion before Wednesday’s full North Ayrshire Council meeting, calling for a review of the policy as the cost of living crisis begins to bite.

The motion reads: “In 2019, following the consultation on the council’s budget setting process, full council approved plans to apply for Decriminalised Parking Enforcement (DPE) powers and to introduce town centre parking charges to fund the enforcement regime.

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