LAUNCESTON'S Liberal Democrat councillors have hailed the success of their campaign to bring car park season ticket prices in the town back to reasonable levels. Cornwall Council has announced that it will be trialling a significant reduction in charges in the town after take up plummeted.

Until May last year, season tickets were £195 per year and take up in Launceston was high with around 200 drivers buying the tickets. Price rises to £400 in May 2011 and then £470 in April 2012 saw sales drop dramatically to the extent that there were as few as 30 season tickets being used in Launceston. One consequence of the drop in sales was an increase in parking in residential streets causing annoyance and inconvenience to local residents. Lib Dem councillors Sasha Gillard-Loft, Alex Folkes and Adam Paynter have been working with local residents and businesses to seek to get the council to reduce ticket charges.

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