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Mar 2021
Knaresborough free parking extension to end as shops reopen
A one-hour free parking policy in Knaresborough town centre is to end in the week non-essential shops reopen.
North Yorkshire County Council doubled the length of time cars can park for free on Market Place from 30 minutes to an hour last summer.
The temporary move aimed to help businesses while social distancing measures were in place.
But the move will end on April 18 - six days after shops.
Council officials said parking data showed the majority of motorists left within the hour and that reverting back to 30 minutes would encourage a greater turnover of shoppers.
Karl Battersby, the county council’s corporate director of business and environmental services, said:
The one-hour extension was agreed in July and then became operational in September.
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Councillor Ed Darling, who sits on both Knaresborough Town Council and Harrogate Borough Council, said while the return to 30 minutes may be “disappointing” for some, it was backed by data.
He urged shoppers to get behind the town by supporting local businesses when they reopen on April 12.
He said:
Bill Taylor, secretary of Knaresborough Chamber of Trade and Commerce, added:
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