Buckinghamshire Council has confirmed that attendees of this year’s Remembrance Sunday service will be required to pay the full Sunday parking charge of £1.70, following their decision not to waive fees for the occasion.
Last year, Buckingham Town Council (BTC) successfully negotiated free parking for the event. However, BCC has declined to repeat the arrangement unless BTC covers the associated costs. The initial quote to suspend charges at Cornwall’s Meadow car park—home to 310 standard spaces—was £7,408.60. After extensive negotiations, this has been reduced to £2,788. The figure assumes that each of the 322 chargeable bays (including EV bays) is used by five vehicles throughout the day.
Despite requests via formal channels, BTC has not been provided with full data on income breakdowns but was informed that revenue from December 2024 to May 2025 totalled £99,705.66
Cllr Fran Davies, Mayor of Buckingham quoted “Since Buckinghamshire Council made the decision last year to introduce charges for parking in all their carparks on Sundays and Bank Holidays, our officers have put in a huge amount of work to try to mitigate the impact on our residents on occasions such as Remembrance Sunday. Sadly, we could not come to a conclusion which would be financially fair on all the council taxpayers in our town, so therefore, unfortunately, the charges will remain.”