Price of parking rises steeply due to English councils’ clean-air surcharges

Drivers are often unaware of the surcharges until they reach the checkout stage on their parking app. Photograph: Simon Dack/Alamy

Drivers are being caught out by hefty price rises to park their cars, as councils across England impose parking surcharges on petrol and diesel vehicles.

An estimated one in five councils now add clean-air levies to parking tariffs and resident parking permits to deter polluting vehicles.