News Desk

The Westfield London has been accused by shoppers of hiking prices before Christmas to "rip off" levels with a stay of 2 hours incurring a charge of £7.50.  New charges introduced recently to coincide with the Christmas shopping period have seen parking charges go up from £2 per hour to £2.50 and increases that annoyed many shoppers.

Guido Antonelli of Primrose Hill said:
"I paid £10.00 to shop here, what a rip off, I might as well go to Oxford Street or Brent Cross, not fair and also before Christmas".

Westfield did not provide any comment on the story at the time of the story being filed.

The Westfield London parking rates:
Monday - Sunday

Up to 1 hour       £2.50
Up to 2 hours     £5.00
Up to 3 hours     £7.50
Up to 4 hours     £10.00
4 - 7 hours        £15.00
7 - 10 hours       £22.50
10 - 24 hours     £30.00

Also it was revealed today that Westfield London according to TomTom London’s Westfield Shopping Centre on 5th December will be the most congested shopping hotspot in Europe.

Traffic analysis also indicates that more of us are likely to do our Christmas shopping earlier than expected. In four out of the five countries surveyed, the first Saturday of the month – unlike previous years – is expected to be the busiest for shoppers.