Angers car park fares increase : the store owners don't want to foot the bill

The Angers store owners don't disarm. After a demonstration a few days ago in the middle of Ralliement square against the increase of parking lots fares, they reiterated their opposition by demonstrating on Friday at the bottom of the Angers mayor's office. About 80 persons said once again their business couldn't support a supplementary handicap.

"We have already endured the works of the tramway line in down town, we are now facing the competition with Atoll (a new commercial park opened a few month ago in the suburbs of Angers wher the parking is free), now the prospect of an increase of parking lots fares is the final straw", said their spokesman. They firmly denied the veracity of the position of town hall saying the parking lot fares had not been increased since 1998. "This is not true", they said adding to town hall :"You can't just milk us like cows!"

The demonstators demanded "one hour of free parking, an effort on the cleanliness of the city and the collection of garbages, and the opening of the stores the Sundays before Christmas". At the end of their gathering, they went a moment at the entrance of the car park dedicated to Angers representatives built under town hall asking why that one was free... (Video Credit : You Tube)