Car parking in Leeds and Bradford can become very expensive in the run up to busy times of the year such as the festive season. This year, Leeds and Bradford parking will be made as cheap as chips as it will actually become free in the final weekend run up to Christmas.
Car parking in Leeds city centre or in Bradford can be very expensive, so Leeds city council has decided to waive the usual car parking charges for those shoppers parking their cars in Otley.This car parking incentive will come as an early Christmas present for many shoppers who will be putting the final touches to their Christmas shopping.
Leeds city council has announced car parking near Leeds will be free in Otley on Saturday 11 and 18 December. The car parks that will see the usual 40p per hour charges waived include those at Courthouse Street, North Parade and Beech Hill. In total almost 250 car parking spaces will be available to shoppers to use free of charge.
The decision has been made after the town’s council tried to make car parking free during the festive period from 27 November until 8 January. It was hoped that such a move will encourage more shoppers to come into the town to get their Christmas shopping.
Speaking to The Wharfedale Observer, president of Otley’s District Chamber of Trade and Commerce, Trevor Backhouse said he now hopes this will encourage more people to stay in the town for longer.He said: “ This is absolutely fantastic news- it is just what everybody wants.“We are supporting traders as a chamber and it is nice to see the city council actually doing something that will everybody- shoppers, shopkeepers and visitors too.”
It is now hoped that the scheme will give a much needed boost to the local economy over the next few weeks.