WILTSHIRE Council has admitted it made mistakes over parking and announced a full review of charges in the light of the Journal’s Show Some Sense campaign.

The council held its hands up to failing to consult Salisbury’s chamber of commerce about parking charge increases because its contact details were not on the database used to send out letters.

And at a council meeting held in Devizes on Tuesday, leader Jane Scott announced the review, signalling a potential u-turn on the decision to hike charges to £7.40 for a day’s parking with a minimum two-hour fee of £2.20.

The review will be carried out in November, and a year-on-year analysis of the number of cars using every car park in the county and the total revenue gained will test how they have fared compared to last year.

Cllr Scott said a redemption scheme, through which people can claim parking money back from retailers who sign up to it, is also to be considered.

The details have not yet been worked out and discussions will be taking place with business groups in Salisbury as well as with business owners as to how the costs of the scheme will be met.