In the future, it is going to cost more to park by the sea in the BCP Council area.

However, it will take around 10 weeks to advertise and implement the new tariffs on the council owned seafront car parks and adjacent on-street areas.

The recommendation approved by BCP Council last week amounts to a 10 per cent increase in the cost of parking.

Julian McLaughlin, director for Transport and Engineering, said: “Our seafront car parks are a major income generator for our towns and are used primarily by people travelling from outside the local area coming to visit our popular resort.”

The changes are expected to generate an extra £359,000 during the 2022/23 financial year to reinvest in parking services and cover the rising costs of operating parking across the BCP region.