Conservatives are calling on the Green Administration of Brighton & Hove City Council to offer free parking in selected Council owned car parks in the run up to Christmas in order to give local traders a much-needed boost.
The proposal will be put forward at tomorrow’s (24th October) Full Council meeting by Group Transport Spokesman – Graham Cox – and Group Leader – Geoffrey Theobald.
They will ask for free parking at Norton Road, London Road, Regency Square, High Street and Trafalgar Street car parks on Saturday, December 7 (‘Small Business Saturday’) and the 3 Sundays before Christmas (December 8, 15 & 22).
Cllr. Cox said:
“The city’s local traders could do with a bit of a fillip before Christmas and we think that offering their customers free parking in Council car parks will do just that. I very much hope that councillors from the other two parties agree with our proposal.”
Cllr. Theobald added:
“Local councils the length and breadth of the country offer their residents and visitors free or reduced parking in the run up to Christmas and I think Brighton & Hove should be doing the same. The Green Administration has hiked up parking charges so much in the last couple of years and this gesture would go a small way towards ridding the city of its ‘rip off parking’ tag.”
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