Freedom of information response

Car Parks

Publication date: 
Monday 15 July 2024
Request: 

1.    How many public car parks do you operate? 

2.    Please fill in the below table to advise on how many public car parking spaces were available in council-operated car parks in the following years.

Year    Number of public car parking spaces available in council-operated car parks
2022    
2023    
2024 until 1st April 2024    

3.    Please fill in the below table to advise on how much you did / do charge for parking in the following years or whether it is free for the period referenced and the operational hours of your charging.

Year    Type of parking     
        

2022    Average / typical hourly day time rate £    
    Average / typical hourly evening rate £    
    Average / typical hourly overnight rate £    
    Average / typical 24 hour rate £    
    Day time – please provide timings (ie daytime rates apply 6am to 6pm)    
    Evenings – please provide timings (ie evening rates apply 6pm – 11pm)    
    Overnight – please provide timings (ie night rates apply 11pm – 6am)    
        

2023    Average / typical hourly day time rate £    
    Average / typical hourly evening rate £    
    Average / typical hourly overnight rate £    
    Average / typical 24 hour rate £    
    Day time – please provide timings (ie daytime rates apply 6am to 6pm)    
    Evenings – please provide timings (ie evening rates apply 6pm – 11pm)    
    Overnight – please provide timings (ie night rates apply 11pm – 6am)    
    Average / typical hourly day time rate £    

2024 until April 1st    Average / typical hourly day time rate £    
    Average / typical hourly evening rate £    
    Average / typical hourly overnight rate £    
    Average / typical 24 hour rate £    
    Day time – please provide timings (ie daytime rates apply 6am to 6pm)    
    Evenings – please provide timings (ie evening rates apply 6pm – 11pm)    
    Overnight – please provide timings (ie night rates apply 11pm – 6am)    

2024 – 2025 financial year    Average / typical hourly day time rate £    
    Average / typical hourly evening rate £    
    Average / typical hourly overnight rate £    
    Average / typical 24 hour rate £    
    Day time – please provide timings (ie daytime rates apply 6am to 6pm)    
    Evenings – please provide timings (ie evening rates apply 6pm – 11pm)    
    Overnight – please provide timings (ie night rates apply 11pm – 6am)

Response: 
  1. How many public car parks do you operate?  Thurrock Council operate 8 pay and display car parks .
  1. Please fill in the below table to advise on how many public car parking spaces were available in council-operated car parks in the following years.

Year

Number of public car parking spaces available in council-operated car parks

2022

520

2023

547

2024 until 1st April 2024

547

  1. Please fill in the below table to advise on how much you did / do charge for parking in the following years or whether it is free for the period referenced and the operational hours of your charging.

Car Park Fees are charged at a standard daily rate. There are no day/evening/weekend/overnight rates. Included below is the car park tariff from 2022 to date.

 

Grays Town Centre

Canterbury Parade, South Ockendon

 

 
   

Charges>

2022-2023

2023-2024

2024-2025

2022-2023

2023-2024

2024-2025

   

Period  

   

Up to 1 hour

£0.70

£1.00

£1.30

£0.00

£0.00

£0.00

   

Up to 2 hours

£1.30

£1.50

£1.80

£0.60

£1.50

£1.80

   

Up to 4 hours

£2.10

£2.50

£3.10

£2.10

£2.50

£3.10

   

Up to 6 hours

£3.70

£4.00

£5.00

£2.10

£4.00

£5.00

   

Over 6 hours

£5.80

£6.50

£7.50

£2.10

£6.50

£7.50

   
   
Request reference:
FOI 13971