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Let park and ride ease Christmas stress

Posted on 21/12/09

Leicestershire Councty Council

21 December 2009Let park and ride ease Christmas stress

Shoppers visiting Leicester city centre can cut out the hassle by hopping on board a park and ride service this Christmas.

At the four park and rides in the county - Meynells Gorse, County Hall, Oadby Racecourse and the brand new service at Enderby - parking is free and tickets are purchased when boarding the bus.

A group of up to five people travelling together pay just 3.50 return, after 9.30am on Monday to Friday and all day at the weekend.

In the run up to Christmas, a seven-day service with extended hours is operating from Meynells Gorse, where buses run at least every 15 minutes. Buses from Enderby run every 10 minutes from 7am to 7pm (excluding Sundays) and the services at County Hall and Oadby Racecourse run on Saturdays only.

Lesley Pendleton, County Council Cabinet Member for Highways and Transportation, said: This can be a hectic time of year and the park and ride services offer a great way to get to the city shops, without having a stressful search for a parking space.

By using the park and ride, people will also be doing their bit to reduce their carbon footprint, cutting down on the number of cars travelling into the city in the Christmas rush."

Patrick Kitterick, City Council Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Transport, said: We are delighted that people are choosing Leicester for their Christmas shopping, but of course it means the citys streets are busier than usual, so the park and ride services are a simple and efficient way for people to travel into the city and to enjoy what we have to offer while helping cut congestion.

Hours vary on Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and New Year's Eve and the service will not operate on Christmas Day or New Year's Day.

Full details on operating times and prices are available on: www.leics.gov.uk/park_and_ride or by calling 0116 305 8777.

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