Increases in on-street car parking charges in Oxford city centre are set to be ratified tomorrow.

Oxfordshire County Council’s cabinet is being recommended to agree to increase the cost of parking in streets like St Giles from £3 to £4 for two hours, with charges for an hour’s stay rising by 25 per cent, from £2 to £2.50.

The plans also include a new charge of £1 for 30 minutes, that the council believes will save some shoppers from paying a full one-hour charge.