Councillors have voted to approve the decision to help “better manage parking demand and contribute to wider traffic management and environmental objectives”.
In a Sheffield City Council Waste and Street Scene Policy meeting this week, a decision was made to increase parking charges across Sheffield.
The increase in price has angered residents as the parking tariff increase comes months after fares on trams and buses in Sheffield increased.
Owen Roberts, 22, from Highfield, pays monthly for a car parking permit and the cost of that is set to increase.
He said: “It’s a bit disappointing. It’s a bit of a war on motorists- we see these prices go up but see prices of electric cars coming down.”
Mr Roberts, an office worker, pays £60 a week to park on the edge of the city centre but will be affected by the tariff increase.
It is the first time parking fees and charges have increased across the city since June 2022 in order to track inflation.
The highest increase is for on street city centre parking from Monday to Saturday which is set to increase from £3 per hour to £3.25 per hour in Zone One.
Popular central car parks such as West Street Lane and Devonshire Green will increase from £5.50 for six hours to £5.95 all day for a maximum six hours.
It comes as single tram fares rose from £2 to £2.80 in November 2023, with a concession single with a Zoom Card also up.
Sheffield businesses in the city centre could be impacted due to the increased cost of getting into the city centre.
Mr Roberts added: “It definitely could affect businesses if people are disincentivised to come in (to the centre) and have to spend more money on their parking and less money on their shopping.”
Joe Otten, chair of the Waste and Street Scene Policy, said: “Parking charges have to be set for traffic management reasons. Say you’ve not got enough space for the people who want to park at that certain time then the price can obviously go up.”
Fees for tariffs and permits will increase from the 1st April 2024 and notices will be displayed around parking metres.