Merry Christmas parking offers from Torbay Council
TORBAY Council is offering an early Christmas present for local traders and shoppers, with free or reduced parking in many car parks across the Bay in the run up to Christmas.
Shoppers in Torquay will be entitled to free parking, in town centre, council owned car parks, from 5pm until midnight from Thursday 6 December and every Thursday after that until Christmas. In addition all day parking will cost just £2 on Saturday 17 November.
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Those visiting St Marychurch and Babbacombe will be able to park in the local council car parks from noon until midnight on Thursday 6 December and Tuesday 18 December for £1. Four hours parking will also be available for £1 on Saturday 14 December, Sunday 15 December, Saturday 22 December and Sunday 23 December.
In Paignton town centre car parks, shoppers will be able to park all day on Saturday 24 November and Saturday 22 December for £2.
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Visitors to Brixham will be able to park in the town centre council car parks for £1 for up to four hours on Saturday 24 November, Saturday 1 December and Saturday 22 December.
The offer is only valid in off street council car parks and does not include on street pay and display parking.
Executive Lead for Communities and Transport, which also includes parking, Cllr Robert Excell, said: "In the current economic climate it is important that we support the Bay's traders and not only encourage our residents to shop locally but also encourage others to travel into the area and spend their money in Torbay.
"The council is facing unprecedented budget pressures but we have been working really hard to find a package of parking promotions that strikes a balance between the funds available and the requirements of our local businesses.
"We know it is a very busy and expensive time of year for people so the free and discounted festive parking, within convenient car parks in the heart of the towns, is a way of making it easier and cheaper for people to do their shopping."
The initiative is being offered in partnership with the Town Centres Company in Torquay and Paignton, the Brixham Chamber of Trade and Babbacombe and St Marychurch Traders Association.
For full details and a list of off street, council car parks available go to http://www.torbay.gov.uk/christmascarpark
Comments
by Ned_Fl4nders
Tuesday, October 23 2012, 6:38PM
“PaigntonPete, totally agree they set it at that because they know people will go for the next tier up which cost £2.20 in summer i believe!”
by PaigntonPete
Tuesday, October 23 2012, 5:50PM
“Yet the rest of the year we pay £1 for 40 minutes which is disgraceful, an hour yes, but 40 mins?”
by Ned_Fl4nders
Tuesday, October 23 2012, 1:41PM
“What we need is permanent cheaper parking accross the bay or perhaps more short term free parking for 1hr.. 20mins free parking ala paignton car park is useless to anyone! It takes 5 just to walk from the car park into town!”
by reptor2456
Tuesday, October 23 2012, 11:42AM
“Come to torbay and pay £1 to park. Then look and marvel at the endless rows of empty shops, dog poop and drug drongos”