Oxford City Council – a.k.a. the 'Anti-Car Group'?

I parked in Oxford city centre last Sunday for 25 minutes and was stunned when I returned to my car - the ticket machine requested £1.80 of my hard-earned money. Was this a mistake?! The Westgate Centre car park is the city’s main parking area and the charges seem to rise continually. The car park originally charged a flat rate of £1.20 for Sunday parking but hey - why not charge those religious folk for worshiping - they’ve got loads of money (especially those JW’s). Is this the only City in the UK that charges you to worship by the hour?

I guess it’s a good job I didn’t go to watch a movie at one of the city’s cinemas as I may have needed a second mortgage when I returned to the car park.

These high charges may be part of the wider Oxford Transport Strategy (OTS). Local businesses seem to have been complaining about the OTS for ages - see http://www.rox.org.uk/.

I shouldn’t be surprised really as Oxford seems such an anti-car city. BBC Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson may give you a reference!