Technical fault at West Berkshire car park pay machines continues to cause problems for motorists at two car parks in Newbury and Hungerford

Two car parks are continuing to experience problems with their pay machines.

Yesterday (Tuesday), we reported that five car parks across West Berkshire were affected by a “technical issue”.

West Berkshire Council has said it is working to fix a technical error affecting the remaining two car park pay machines

Residents had been complaining for several days that the pay on foot machines were not working at a number of car parks and West Berkshire Council confirmed that four in Newbury and one in Hungerford had problems which meant the pay-on-foot options, using cash or card, could not be taken.

Parking could only be paid for by phone, but some motorists have said they have struggled to get that system to work too.

But today (Wednesday) West Berkshire Council confirmed that it has managed to get three up and running again.

Only Northbrook Multi-Storey, in Newbury and Station Road, in Hungerford continue to have problems.

The pay machines are working as usual again at the Kennet Centre, Newbury; Newbury Library; and theCorn Exchange (Bear Lane) Newbury

We're still working to return the pay-on-foot option to Northbrook Street, Newbury and Station Road, Hungerford car parks. Thank you for your continued patience whilst we resolve this issue.