Which area of Lancashire has some of cheapest on street parking charges in UK?

More and more people are shunning public transport in favour of cars, as not only are cars more convenient and comfortable but they are also more practical too, especially if you have the kids in tow.

However, one of the downsides of using your own car is that you have to find a safe and legal place to park, and in most instances, you have to pay for parking.

In some cities, you’ll shell out a lot more than in others, so with this in mind, car hire company, enjoytravel.com, researched the cheapest and most expensive cities in the UK for parking, both in car parks and on-street.

In some cities, there is free on-street parking on weekends and public holidays. So, for comparison purposes, enjoytravel.com looked at hourly and overnight midweek parking rates in locations within 30 minutes walking time of the centre.

And Preston was revealed as the third cheapest city for on-street parking and the seventh cheapest for 24-hour car parking.

The following list reveals the cheapest places for on-street parking, followed by the most expensive. 

THE CHEAPEST CITIES FOR ON-STREET PARKING (PER HOUR)

1 Bradford £0.70 per hour

2 Newcastle Upon Tyne £0.80 per hour

3 Preston £0.90 per hour

4 Wakefield £0.90 per hour

5 Leicester £1.00 per hour

6 Southampton £1.00 per hour

7 York £1.00 per hour

8 Nottingham £1.20 per hour

9 Sheffield £1.30 per hour

10 Gloucester £1.55 per hour

THE MOST EXPENSIVE CITIES FOR ON-STREET PARKING (PER HOUR)

1 City of London £5.10 per hour

2 Edinburgh £4.60 per hour

3 Bristol £4.00 per hour

4 Manchester £3.50 per hour

5 Kingston upon Hull £3.00 (2hr max.)

6 Leeds £2.80 per hour

7 Brighton £2.40 per hour

8 Liverpool £2.40 per hour

9 Derby £2.30 per hour

10 Litchfield £2.00 per hour

For the full analysis, including the cheapest car parks per hour and the cheapest overnight/24 hour car parks, visit enjoytravel.com