17 February 2009

Shoppers, workers and visitors to Guildford town centre will be able to take advantage of a range of free parking offers from Guildford Borough Council on Saturday 28 February.

The range of special deals have been organised to help pass back to the public the Government’s reduction in VAT from the Council’s metered car parking charges. The promotion is also designed to help boost town centre trade during the recession.

Explains Lead Councillor for Environment, Cllr Jenny Wicks: “As well as passing back the reduction in VAT to the public, we want to encourage people to visit Guildford and make a day of it to enjoy all it has to offer. The promotion will also give a much needed boost to our stores, cafes and restaurants during these difficult economic times”.

The promotion includes:

• A free, three-hour parking voucher for Guildford Borough Council pay-and-display car parks in the town centre. The voucher is valid from 9.30am and is available from the Council’s Tourist Information Centre in Tunsgate or on our parking offer pages. The voucher excludes Castle car park (off Sydenham Road) and Tunsgate car park (below Tunsgate Square) as they are short stay, pay-on-exit car parks. All street parking restrictions apply as usual including payment for parking in on-street pay-and-display places
• Free parking all day at the following long-stay car parks: York Road car park, Farnham Road car park and Guildford Park car park - no voucher required
• Free park and ride all day from Ladymead, Artington and Merrow - no voucher required. Guildford Spectrum is not included because it does not operate a park and ride service on Saturdays.

For more information on the promotion or parking in Guildford borough visit the parking pages or call the Council’s parking office on 01483 444531.

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