Free Saturday parking for Christmas shoppers

Published Thursday, 1st December 2022

Shoppers will be able to park for free in Hartlepool town centre on the next four Saturdays in the run-up to Christmas.

Beginning this Saturday (December 3rd) and then continuing on December 10th and 17th and Christmas Eve, the offer covers all Hartlepool Borough Council-managed car parks and on-street pay and display areas.

The aim is to boost trade and ease the burden on financially-squeezed shoppers.

Councillor Tom Cassidy, Chair of the Council’s Neighbourhood Services Committee, said: “The free parking offer has proved to be popular previously and we hope that will be the case again.

“The aim is to help local businesses by encouraging more people – both residents of the town and others from outside the area - to shop for Christmas in Hartlepool.”

Mark Rycraft, Manager of the town’s Middleton Grange Shopping Centre, added: “In addition to usual free parking every Sunday, being able to park for free on these four Saturdays during December will, I’m sure, make the customer visit a little more enjoyable.”