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# Conservatives call for free Christmas parking
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/conservatives-call-for-free-christmas-parking/
- Published: 2013-10-23T13:03:27.000Z
- Updated: 2013-11-09T14:02:39.000Z
- Description: Conservatives are calling on the Green Administration of Brighton & Hove City Council to offer free parking in selected Council owned car parks in the run up to Christmas in order to give local traders a much-needed boost. The proposal will be put forward at tomorrow’s (24th October) Full Council me
- Author: Besi
- Tags: News, Politics

**Conservatives are calling on the Green Administration** of Brighton & Hove City Council to offer free parking in selected Council owned car parks in the run up to Christmas in order to give local traders a much-needed boost.

The proposal will be put forward at tomorrow’s (24th October) Full Council meeting by Group Transport Spokesman – Graham Cox – and Group Leader – Geoffrey Theobald.

They will ask for free parking at Norton Road, London Road, Regency Square, High Street and Trafalgar Street car parks on Saturday, December 7 (‘Small Business Saturday’) and the 3 Sundays before Christmas (December 8, 15 & 22).

![Cllr Graham Cox](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/web-20015.jpg)

Cllr Graham Cox

**Cllr. Cox said:**

> *“The city’s local traders could do with a bit of a fillip before Christmas and we think that offering their customers free parking in Council car parks will do just that. I very much hope that councillors from the other two parties agree with our proposal.”*

![Cllr Geoffrey Theobald](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/web-20016.jpg)

Cllr Geoffrey Theobald

**Cllr. Theobald added:**

> *“Local councils the length and breadth of the country offer their residents and visitors free or reduced parking in the run up to Christmas and I think Brighton & Hove should be doing the same. The Green Administration has hiked up parking charges so much in the last couple of years and this gesture would go a small way towards ridding the city of its ‘rip off parking’ tag.”*