Council's car park move that will help Liverpool and Leicester City fans

[davieG]

Parking might be a little easier

ByDan MartinPolitics Reporter
15:36, 20 DEC 2019

A city centre multi-storey car park will be opened on Boxing Day for football fans going to the Leicester vs Liverpool match.

The 450-space Newarke Street multi-storey car park is normally shut on Bank Holidays but Leicester City Council has agreed to open it before the 8pm kick-off at the King Power Stadium.

The city council has previously hit out at the scheduling of the Boxing Day clash between the teams currently first and second in the Premier League which was rearranged so it could be broadcast on Amazon Prime.

There are concerns that there would be restricted public transport on Boxing Day night.

But now it has decided the car park will open between 5pm and midnight to assist those coming into the city for the match.

City Highways director Martin Fletcher said: “It’s going to be very difficult for football fans to use public transport to get to and from the King Power stadium on Boxing Day night, so it’s clear that more people will have to travel by car to get to the match.

“We would encourage fans to walk, where possible, and to consider car-sharing with fellow football fans to help reduce the number of cars on the roads.

“But by opening up Newarke Street car park, and staffing it on Boxing Day, we hope we’ll help make the trip to the ground a bit easier for Foxes’ fans.”

Access to Newarke Street car park is via Upper Brown Street and parking on Boxing Day will cost a flat rate of £1.

Newarke Street car park in Leicester (Image: Leicester Mercury)
Leicester’s Haymarket car park – which is always open all day every day - will be open as normal, and the city council’s pay & display car parks, such as the one at Dover Street, will also be open.

Parking will cost £2 at these car parks on Boxing Day.

Fans are also reminded that parking in on-street bays within the inner ring road is free of charge after 6pm – but anyone parking on-street is advised to check any restrictions that may be in force.

Fans who park in the bus lanes on Saffron Lane and Aylestone Road, for example, should check the on-street signage carefully, as they could face a fine if they contravene restrictions. Parking in the Saffron Lane (outbound) bus lane, for example, is not permitted before 6pm.

[Fox92]

£1 flat rate? £1 to park? All day?

[rachhere]

18 minutes ago, Fox92 said:

£1 flat rate? £1 to park? All day?

Nah it doesnt open until 5pm. Still not bad though.

[Evington Fosse Fox]

Sir Peter and crew boarding the LCFC gravy train in anticipation of a successful season. Car park is the cost effective gesture. 

 

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