Free Christmas shopping parking around Dorset
Parking will be free in a number of car parks managed by ourselves on various dates in the run-up to Christmas 2024.
The offer is running in our car parks in Beaminster, Blandford, Bridport, Corfe Castle, Dorchester, Ferndown, Gillingham, Lyme Regis, Shaftesbury, Sherborne, Sturminster Newton, Wareham, Weymouth and Wimborne.
This includes Small Business Saturday on 7 December, when we take part in this national campaign to support small businesses.
Details of all the car parks and free parking dates can be seen on our Christmas parking webpages.
In the participating Dorset Council car parks, the JustPark app and ticket machines will be set to no charge.
Cllr Jon Andrews, Cabinet Member for Place Services, said: “We’re bringing our own slice of Christmas cheer to Dorset this November and December. You’ll be able to enjoy free parking in many of our car parks on selected days and spend extra time in Dorset’s delightful shops.
“This offer includes Small Business Saturday on 7 December the national campaign to support local businesses by shopping locally.”
Other providers, such as town councils, may also offer free parking in the run-up to Christmas, please check the car park’s charges boards/ticket machines for details.
On-street parking charges and private car park charges will still apply.
Categories: Highways Economy Parking Services
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You clearly recognise that your Car Parking philosophy is discouraging people coming in to towns to support the small businesses (and others) there, hence you offer of free parking over the Christmas period. You also say you are supporting Small Business Saturday on the 7th December. Why not support them for the rest of the year as well?
It is worth commenting that many businesses that offer credit cards as a payment method (let's say 'all' businesses) absorb the Card Companies' fees as a cost of doing business. It seems that you do not absorb that charge, rather it is added on. So it costs more to use the serrvice that you are promoting. Please correct me if I am wrong.