Hampshire County Council brings in parking charges at car park near Fort Nelson
Drivers will have to pay to use a car park near a museum.
Hampshire County Council has brought in fees at the car park located south of Fort Nelson on Portsdown Hill Road, north of Portsea Island.
There are two car parks for Fort Nelson – one is owned by Royal Armouries and costs £3 a day and the other, over the road, is owned by Hampshire County Council.
Visitors to the restored Victorian fort using the council’s car park across the road will have to pay £1.20 for an hour, up to a maximum of £3.20 for more than two hours.
Blue badge holders and motorcycles do not have to pay. An annual pass costs £40.20 to buy.
Coaches will also need to pay a flat fee of £10.20.
Charges will run from 8am to 6pm throughout the year. All charges include a 20p administrative fee for using RingGo.
The county council said that the income generated will be used to maintain the car park and the countryside sites owned by the administration.
The proposal to introduce charges at rural countryside car parks was one of 13 included in the 2024 Future Services Consultation, with 53 per cent of respondents agreeing to the implementation of these charges.