Cllr. Mike Goodman submitted a request to review car parking charges at last week’s EDDC Scrutiny Meeting (which he chairs).

He claimed that they had doubled in 2022 making them the most expensive in the South West.

On cue, Simon Jupp launched forth on twitter about the impact of parking charges imposed by the “LibDem – run EDDC” (see below).

The claims made by Mike Goodman are misleading (see. Cllr Joe Whibley’s reply below.)

Conservative controlled Dorset unitary Council has particularly high charges, £3/hour, higher than East Devon!

Here is what Member of Parliament, Simon Jupp should be doing.

It is a little known fact that on-street parking (controlled by teetering on the brink of bankruptcy Devon County) is VAT free, whilst off-street parking (“Balanced Budget” EDDC’s only option) is subject to VAT.

Simon Jupp, PPS to the Secretary of State for Transport no less, would do us all a favour if, instead of moaning, he lobbied his boss for VAT on off-street parking to be removed. – Owl