BEING forced to pay £100 to park outside your own home is causing a furious backlash.

The council is next month rolling out residential parking schemes set to hit drivers in the pocket.

And from it, the town hall will rake in an instant £210,000 with more than £21,000 a year coming in from annual permit costs.

The aim is to target roads that are busy with visitor's parking which cause access problems for householders living in the area.

But the news comes at a £110 price for residents who are angered by the charge.

Campaigning against it, shops in West Kirby are urging customers to object to the scheme during the consultation process, which will last for three weeks per area.

They fear that residential parking will drive away business if shoppers are prevented from parking in nearby side streets.

"It will turn into a ghost town around here," said one shop owner.

"We rely on the custom of mainly elderly and infirm people and access will be a terrible problem for them."

The council say they want each household to shell out a £100 "one-off fee" and then pay £10 per year, per permit for each vehicle at the address.

But the scheme needs 80% of residents to be in favour before the zones, which will be made up of a minimum 300 homes, can be rolled out.

One resident, who asked to remain anonymous, from Church Street, West Kirby, said: "This is just a total rip-off.

"The proposed residential parking scheme runs from 8am until 6pm, during which I am at work anyway, so why should I be out of pocket?

"Even so, what do we pay our council tax and road tax for if it isn't for things like this?"

At the last cabinet meeting, members agreed to the principle of charging for the introduction and maintenance of new schemes.

And after the consultation process, the results will be fed back to the cabinet later this year.

Mark Smith, head of Streetscene said: ""This consultation is in response to requests from residents who are concerned about a lack of parking facilities at their home due to non-residents, such as shoppers, commuters and students using the spaces provided.

"At this stage it is simply a consultation, designed to gauge the views of residents and businesses and we hope that people in the seven pilot areas will read the literature we provide and make an informed decision on what they want.

"We welcome all comments on the feedback questionnaire that will be included with the literature and look forward to hearing their views"

Areas that are earmarked include: Atherton Street, New Brighton, Alexandra Road, West Kirby, Grasmere Drive, Wallasey, Barnston Lane, Moreton, Probyn Road/Ponsonby Road, Wallasey Village, Acacia Grove, West Kirby and Brookfield Road/Brookfield Gardens, West Kirby.