New data reveals Bradford is one of cheapest places to park

Figures released by the search website Parkopedia shows Bradford as being in the top 20 cheapest towns and cities for parking charges.

Drivers pay an average of £1.72 per hour to park their vehicles in the city.

Wakefield is also in the top 20 cheapest with an average price of £2.05.

But Leeds is one of the most expensive places to leave your car. Drivers pay on average £3.89 an hour, according to the figures.

And the most expensive northern city is York where motorists have to pay an eye-watering £5.30 an hour while they go about their business.

The Leisure Exchange car park. (Image: Google Street View)

According to Parkopedia's parking search tool, in Bradford one of the cheapest places to park in the city centre is the Leisure Exchange multi-storey which has 996 spaces and charges a very reasonable £1.50 for two hours. The site is open all week and has disabled spaces too.

If you want convenience while you shop, The Broadway has you covered. The cost depends on the time and day of your visit.

From Monday to Friday, during the day it costs £2 for up to an hour, £3 for up to three hours, £4 for up to five hours and £6 for over five hours. It costs only £2 on weekends, after 5pm and Bank Holidays.

The Broadway car park. (Image: Google Street View)

But, if you can bag a space - there are only 60 - Pennine House, in Currer Street, charges a mere 50p per hour - the cheapest in the city centre - or £4 for all day.

One of the most expensive places for car parking is the 45 space car park at The Midland Hotel where two hours costs £5, but that covers all-day parking.

Determining parking space availability near destinations is now the top requested in-car connected service for drivers around the world, according to the latest Connected Features Interest Survey Report carried out by TechInsights.

The report assessed 28 connected features, with 4,990 drivers in the USA, UK, Germany, France, Italy and China asked to rank their interest in each service to gauge demand.

Driving-related functionality, such as assessing the availability of parking spaces near a destination, traffic alerts and being able to pay for parking, fuel and tolls from the car are amongst the most desirable features globally.

In-car parking information was ranked the most valuable feature cited by Chinese drivers, with European motorists classing it as their second priority, only 1% behind the top-rated choice, and American respondents placed it at 67%, just 3% behind their top priority, traffic information.

Duncan Licence, Chief Product Officer at Parkopedia, said: “As our roads get busier and drivers’ lives become more hectic, we are not surprised to see demand for journey-related connected features that make driving safer and more convenient, continuing to rise.

"However, the challenge now for [manufacturers] is to prioritise the most in-demand services and provide a holistic driving experience with the seamless integration of navigation and parking services to take the stress out of their drivers’ journeys.

"This latest survey shows that many automakers are still lagging behind their customers’ expectations when it comes to delivering the right services, with select [manufacturers] electing to withhold certain connected car features as a cost-saving.

"However, the data and feedback globally shows that many drivers are likely to avoid certain vehicles or brands if their data, mapping and in-car payment services do not meet today’s expectations.”