A MOVE to introduce a £25 annual fee for residents to use national park authority car parks has been defeated.
Yorkshire Dales authority officers recommended the charge for about 4,000 residents who have free permits.
A report to the authority, which met in Swaledale, on Tuesday, recommended the charge following legal advice.
The authority's solicitor considered it irrational to charge the people for whom the car parks were built - the visitors - and not the ancillary users. He said it was possible the failure to charge residents might be challenged at audit.
Members agreed to maintain the current situation, which could be reviewed later.
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