Parking fees for Essex commuters to go up by £100 in new council plansCommuters are facing an extra £100 in parking fees in part of Essex in a major new price hike planned by the local councilView Image A penalty charge notice on a car (Image: Reach Plc)Commuters and drivers are set to pay an extra £100 in parking fees, as the council has announced plans to increase prices. Uttlesford District Council is proposing new fees at its 11 car parks across Stansted Mountfitchet, Dunmow and Saffron Walden. ‌In October 2024, new parking charges came into effect at the council's pay-and-display car parks. The council says the parking costs have remained unchanged since 2015, despite the rising cost of operating and maintaining our car parks each year. In February, Cabinet will review car parking charges across the district.