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Research by Ray Algar, an expert on the economics of sport and exercise, shows that the average off-peak court hire in the UK is about £30, but peak time prices can reach £80 at some venues.

One government source said it would be up to forces to decide when peak time is.

For most of the peak time of the storm in each county, rain is forecast to fall at more modest rates of a quarter of an inch to half an inch per hour, Kittell said.

The peak time for rain will be from Tuesday at noon through 6 a.m.

There are very few visitors at what is typically a peak time.