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- Long stay tickets cannot be used in short stay car parks
- You must park wholly within the bays provided. It is the driver’s responsibility to park correctly
- A ticket cannot be transferred to the driver of another vehicle
- If you park any vehicle which takes up more than one bay you must purchase one ticket per bay occupied. Display all tickets on the windscreen of the main vehicle.
Time remaining on a ticket purchased
- Tickets purchased in a short stay pay and display car park, can be used in any other pay and display site
- Tickets purchased in a long stay pay and display car park can only be used on other long stay sites.
If your car is left on a car park overnight
- You can purchase a parking ticket at anytime after 6pm from a pay and display machine to cover you from 8am the following morning (see tariff board for appropriate charges).
Blue Badge holders
- Can park free of charge in car bays in any of the car parks providing they correctly display a current badge
- Must not park in a traffic lane, keep clear area or motor cycle bay
- Holders should not let friends/family use the badge to collect something for the badge holder if they are not travelling in the vehicle
- The journey must be for the badge holder’s benefit. If the journey is for someone else, and the holder is a passenger staying in the vehicle the badge cannot be used
- The badge holder must be in the vehicle at the time of parking or leaving the car park
- Holders should never allow someone else to use the badge to allow them to benefit from free or better parking
- When the holder is not travelling in the vehicle the badge should be taken out so no-one else can use it
- Holders should never use the badge when it is out-of-date
- The badge must be on the dashboard or facia of the vehicle where it can be seen through the windscreen
- It should be displayed showing the front of the badge – that is the side with the wheelchair symbol on it
- Holders should not reproduce or allow anybody to reproduce your badge.
For more information about blue badges and to apply online go to the blue badge scheme page. A copy of the Department for Transport’s guidance leaflet The Blue Badge Scheme, can be accessed on their website.
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