19.08.10
Drop off charges at Edinburgh Airport will cause the congestion they are supposed to eradicate, the Scotsman reports a tourism body has claimed. The Midlothian Tourism Forum, which represents 40 businesses, made the comments after a meeting of its council.
The fee will be introduced in October after the airport's short stay car park has undergone a £1m upgrade. Motorists dropping off or picking up passengers will be subject to a charge of £1 for 10 minutes in the car park. The airport says the charge is required to fund the upgrading and expansion of the car park and that it will cut congestion and lead to more passengers using public transport.
However, critics argue the move will disadvantage those with a disability and the elderly, and the fee is not high enough to discourage drivers, so it is a tax on airport users. Chairman of the Midlothian forum Quintin Young told the newspaper: ‘The proposals are as likely to cause the congestion they are designed to eliminate.’
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