A deal is on the verge of being struck to prevent the public paying to park at the Halbeath and Ferrytoll Park and Ride sites, The Courier understands.
The shock move comes after bus company Stagecoach East Scotland, which operates the two car parks, expressed concerns the £1 a day charging proposals could have a “detrimental effect on the continued commercial viability” on services which regularly run through the sites.
Councillors approved the plans in April and scores of objections were formally set aside in June, paving the way for traffic regulation orders to be progressed.
These have been halted after Stagecoach’s intervention led to an 11th hour agreement between the firm and Fife Council.
The region’s assets, property and facilities committee will be given an update on the situation next week and be asked to consider a private report outlining the proposal and detailing commercially sensitive information underpinning the agreement.
Although the charging decision has already been taken, it can be reversed under one of the local authority’s standing orders, stating a ruling can be revisited “where it is based on new information or a material change of circumstance”.
