AN hour’s free parking in the Forest of Dean is being rolled out to another site in Coleford.

Forest Council chiefs abolished the first hour charge for their car parks last year, introducing free parking in conjunction with increases to charges for those staying longer.

The parking regime was raised at the council cabinet meeting, with councillors voting to bring Pyart Court car park under the same regime.

Currently there is a 20p charge for an hour and 40p for two hours, covering 24 hours a day and seven days a week, with blue badge holders charged at the standard rate.

In future, users will park for free for the first hour, with £1 for two hours, £2 for three hours, £3 for four hours and £4 for more than four hours.