Businesses in Isleworth were given a much-needed boost last week when the eagerly awaited reduced parking fees came into effect.The new charges, implemented on Monday 27th July, means that people parking outside shops in London Road and South Street will now only pay 10p to park for the first half hour then the standard tariff thereafter.The changes have come about as a direct result of the ICG’s input into the Council’s resent review of it’s parking policies and highlights the vital roll in which we play in determining council policy. It is also a testament to the many traders that attended several meetings, allowing them to have a vital input into the final outcome.Speaking on the day of the launch, John Oxborough, Chairman of the South Street Traders’ Association said: “Many people were put off from stopping and using the shops as they were having to pay 70p to do so. “Now that the charge has been reduced we hope that more people will be encouraged to stop and use the facilities. Paying 70p on top of the price of a haircut or prescription is a significant amount and we desperately needed the council to do what they could to help.”Councillor Paul Fisher, who introduced the new charges, said: “Traders and residents came to me last year expressing their concerns at the downturn in trade that the businesses were experiencing and asked me if there was any way in which the council could help.“It is hoped that these new charges will encourage people back to their local shops as well as going some way to easing the burden on small traders in these very difficult times.”The areas in which these charges apply are:Old IsleworthUpper Square (1,3,4,7-11), The Pavement (1-4), South Street (1-14, 35-37), Shrewsbury Walk, Twickenham Road (189-227)IsleworthOdeon Parade (1-7), London Road (468, 532-572, 459-495), St. John’s Road (3-5, 16-20, 11-27, 31-37), Woodlands Road (1A)
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