Shoppers in Tameside will be able to park for free in
Tameside’s town centres in the run up to Christmas.
At last, our councillors have made a sensible decision and
decided to waive the charges in selected car parks between 9.30am and 5pm
throughout December to help attract visitors and boost trade.
It appears that the penny has dropped! Now town centre
retailers can compete a little more favourably with the internet. Someone has
realised that Ebay doesn't have
parking fees. Neither do Supermarkets and
out-of-town shopping centres, which are free all year round.
Let’s just hope that after the festivities, the council
scrutinize the figures which will prove what traders have been telling them for
years, that there’s an argument for having free parking all the time.
People would, in the long run, use the facilities all the
time, and bring more money into the towns.
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