More than £26k in licence fees paid for use of Lord Street car park

DoI has been using former bus station site since June 2021

The Department of Infrastructure has paid more than £26,000 in licence fees to the owner of the former Lord Street bus station site since it started operating the land as a car park.

The area has been used since June last year after the Parade Street car park was repurposed for border checks for ferry passengers.

A Freedom of Information request from Manx Radio revealed the land owner has received £26,346.37 up to 19 January this year.

The agreement means the owner gets 20% of the DoI’s gross takings.