What do you think of the council's plans? Have your say by filling in the feedback box on this page. ADELAIDE City Council plans to increase on-street parking fees by up to 25 per cent and hit high-use areas with the biggest charges have angered commuters, who warn it will deter people from city shopping. The council says the move is aimed at getting cars off the road, but city goers say it is a "cash grab" intitative which will keep people away from the CBD. It plans to raise fees by up to 25 per cent and hit high-use areas with charges of up to $4 an hour. City precinct groups and the state's peak body for shopping strips say the proposed on-street parking fee hikes will deter visitors and hurt small businesses. City South Association president Ian Rutter said the move contradicted the council's push to enliven the city. "They are trying to do all this work to attract people into the city and they can very easily undo all that work with this," he said. Picture: Chris Mangan I have a very dim view of what it's going to do to small businesses, when it's the small businesses that give the city vibrancy. One minute they're talking about places and vibrancy, the next minutes it's a (parking) disincentive. East End Co-ordination Group deputy chairman Peter Holden said the move was "another impost on visitors to the city that is going to make it that much harder for the city traders." Mr Holden said he could not understand why the council, as the "most affected and most vocal" opponent of the State Government's $750 per space parking tax, would "do the same thing." He said the council should not raise fees until public transport to the city was greatly improved - the same argument the council and city businesses have made against the carpark tax. Mr Holden feared the council would raise fees again when the tax is introduced next year. Mainstreet SA chairman David West said the fees would make visiting Adelaide's cafes and restaurants a "less palatable" experience. "If we put barriers in front of customers they can choose the easiest option and visit elsewhere," he said. Adelaidenow readers also expressed their disgust with the move. Good way to make sure cars get off the roads and into the suburban shopping centres. I feel sorry for business owners in the city. Between the State Government's anti-small (business) policies and the Adelaide City Council's hatred of cars, what chance has anyone of succeeding?," Sandy Dunes of Adelaide commented on adelaidenow. The ACC are so intent on getting cars out of the city and the CBD so I have no hesitation in helping them. This is just another reason to avoid the city and the businesses that are dumb enough to be there," Dan of Hectorville said. Car parkers this morning said that while the price increase wasn't a substantial difference, it may deter them from coming to the city in favour of suburban shopping centre.