alchemist Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 There already is free parking in town on Sundays. Or there used to be. Nope, not anymore, the council in their infinite wisdom decided that it was no longer a good idea ---------- Post added 23-05-2013 at 20:51 ---------- Parking on Sundays is already less than 10p per hour (£1 for a 12.5 hour day) You can also park for £2 per day (12.5 hours) monday to saturday in the city centre was even cheaper on sundays last month wasnt it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawny1970 Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Quote: Originally Posted by dawny1970 do you think then sheffiekd would ever offer free or 10p per hour parking in the centre to help stimulate business into the city centre?...honest answer please+ Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android Parking on Sundays is already less than 10p per hour (£1 for a 12.5 hour day) You can also park for £2 per day (12.5 hours) monday to saturday in the city centre well not a lot happening on a sunday so thats a non starter, im on about during the week to stimulate the town centre if scc whan to, if middlesborough can do it despite all the negative comments on here, why cant scc if they that serious??! Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Correct. Middlesborough has just cancelled all parking charges in their city centre to encourage shoppers. They envisage that the act will attract 40-50% more visitors. No they haven't - the first two hours are free - you pay for the rest. http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/local-news/free-car-parking-plan-middlesbrough-3666213 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penistone999 Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 Parking on Sundays is already less than 10p per hour (£1 for a 12.5 hour day) You can also park for £2 per day (12.5 hours) monday to saturday in the city centre You can also park at Meadowhall for FREE . FREE parking at Meadowhall has lead to a thriving ,successful shopping destination , where as charged parking in the city center has lead to people shopping at Meadowhall. Parking is an importantly issue to shoppers who drive ,and Free parking makes all the difference. Shame the council cannot understand this simple but fundamental issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Shoes Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 (edited) No they haven't - the first two hours are free - you pay for the rest. http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/local-news/free-car-parking-plan-middlesbrough-3666213 Its a lovely gesture though. How much revenue Sheffield council make from parking from 8am-6pm in the city centre? Edited May 23, 2013 by Clown Shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 You can also park at Meadowhall for FREE . FREE parking at Meadowhall has lead to a thriving ,successful shopping destination , where as charged parking in the city center has lead to people shopping at Meadowhall. Parking is an importantly issue to shoppers who drive ,and Free parking makes all the difference. Shame the council cannot understand this simple but fundamental issue. According to people in Middlesborough, free parking is not the be all and end all. http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/10248787.Free_parking_welcomed__but_more_needs_to_be_done__claim_shoppers_and_retailers/ ---------- Post added 23-05-2013 at 21:45 ---------- Its a lovely gesture though. How much revenue does the Sheffield council make from parking from 8am-6pm in the city centre? Dunno - how many of those spaces would be taken by city centre workers if they were free? Bet you'd be lucky to find an empty space after 8:30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ormester101 Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 How come everything in this city boils down to SCC's supposed fictious anti-car policies? The day all the roads and car parks are removed from the city centre is the day you can rightfully accuse the council of being anti car. However, as there are many perfectly usable roads and more car parks than ever before, this accusation does not hold any water and makes those that rant about it look stupid. so taking parking fares up making the roads difficult to get in to the town isnt a city who is hell bent on letting cars in wake up smell the coffee sheffield council are clueless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 so taking parking fares up making the roads difficult to get in to the town isnt a city who is hell bent on letting cars in wake up smell the coffee sheffield council are clueless How is it difficult to get into town by car? Thousands manage it every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_rudeboy Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Dunno - how many of those spaces would be taken by city centre workers if they were free? Bet you'd be lucky to find an empty space after 8:30.Exactly. Just what I was thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Orange Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 How is it difficult to get into town by car? Thousands manage it every day. I think the key here is; they simply do not want to pay for parking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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