{"id":13371,"date":"2016-10-26T23:31:38","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T22:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=13371"},"modified":"2016-10-26T23:31:38","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T22:31:38","slug":"businesses-fear-barry-island-tourism-will-hit-winter-parking-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/10\/26\/businesses-fear-barry-island-tourism-will-hit-winter-parking-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Businesses fear Barry Island tourism will be hit by Winter parking charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BUSINESSES in Barry Island are concerned that the introduction of winter parking charges will deter customers.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parking charges apply during the Spring and Summer but this is the first year that the Vale of Glamorgan council have decided to charge over the Winter months. <\/span><br \/>\nThe charges came into place on October 1 and last until March. Drivers will now have to pay 50p for an hour or \u00a32.50 for all day parking.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But business owners are upset because once the tourist trade in the summer months ends they rely on dog walkers for trade.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alexander Danis, 34, is the owner of Coffee Cove on Friars Road, a cafe tailored for dog walkers. He said: \u201cI understand the council needs money, but it\u2019s the locals who are being penalised. They pay their council tax, so why should they have to pay to park? \u201d <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Janet Stanley, 67, from Colcot in Barry, works for the council. She said: \u201cI know that they\u2019re strapped for cash, but it\u2019s just punishing those who can\u2019t afford it. People always bring their dogs down for Christmas but it might stop people from doing it now.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The charges are affecting local businesses too. Guy Sillit, 58, who owns Barry Gymnasium on Paget Road, which is a registered charity, said the charges have \u201c100% hurt business\u201d.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mark Vockins, 41, owner of Quasars on Station Approach Road, submitted a Freedom Of Information request to the council asking how much had been made from\u00a0parking charges over the summer since 2007. He made copies of his findings and distributed them amongst the shops on the Island.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The two main parking bays of Harbour Road and Nell\u2019s Point have been steadily increasing over the years. He said: \u201cThe council this year made \u00a3280,395 on parking, so why are they charging over winter too? They\u2019re just being greedy.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr Vockins fears that the charges will mean people will walk their dogs elsewhere. He said: \u201cIt\u2019s not so much the parking itself, but if you\u2019re taking your dog for a walk you\u2019ll want to stay for more than one hour. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;People normally come down here, walk the dog, stop off for a coffee, something to eat and then head off. They won\u2019t want to do that if it\u2019s costing them \u00a32.50 every time,they\u2019ll go somewhere else.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The charges have also impacted on residential areas. Caradoc Butler, 58, lives in Barry Island. He said: \u201cI\u2019ve noticed that there have been more cars parked around my area since the charges. Sometimes it\u2019s hard to reverse my car out of the drive. It&#8217;s an inconvenience.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, not all dog walkers are bothered about the charges. Jill Davies, 69, and her husband Terry, 84, don\u2019t see a problem. \u201cCouncillors have to make money,\u201d said Jill. \u201cIf you got a problem with the charges you should take it up with the Tory government. No councils have enough money anywhere thanks to the cuts.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cllr Gwyn John, council cabinet member for visible, leisure and regulatory services said: \u201cThere is no evidence that car parking charges are discouraging visitors to Barry Island. These car parks are used primarily by visitors to the area and the income received helps to fund the high level of front line services required at this most popular resort. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is also free parking available on-street around the Barry Island resort, which generally has a two-hour waiting limit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BUSINESSES in Barry Island are concerned that the introduction of winter parking charges will deter customers. Parking charges apply during the Spring and Summer but this is the first year that the Vale of Glamorgan council have decided to charge over the Winter months. The charges came into place on October 1 and last until March. Drivers will now have to pay 50p for an hour or \u00a32.50 for all day parking. 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