Festive parking boost for Ballymena shoppers

Shoppers in Ballymena are set to benefit from a special Christmas parking rate.

Transport Minister, Danny Kennedy, made the festive announcement which will see the introduction of a new reduced tariff of five hours parking for just one pound in 95 Road Service car parks.

The Minister said: “Retailers across Northern Ireland have been suffering from the economic downturn and I know that the festive season is a key period for them financially. I want to ensure that commercial centres receive some assistance which would encourage shoppers to go into towns over the Christmas period. That is why I have decided to introduce a new reduced tariff of five hours for one pound across 95 of my Department’s car parks.”

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The new tariff will be introduced from 2 December and will continue until 11 January and will apply to car parks that have a tariff of 30p or more per hour. Drivers will still be able pay the minimum tariff in each car park, for example most car parks have a tariff of 40p per hour so if someone wants to stay for less than an hour they can simply pay 40p.