Free festive weekend parking offer proposed to return

The Council has supported free festive parking initiatives for a number of years, and the weekend offer, which was first introduced in 2017, followed feedback from local businesses. Traders asked about the scheme in early 2018 felt that the free parking offer encouraged people to stay longer in the city, with 84% saying they felt that it had a positive impact on their business.

Councillor Angus Forbes, Convener of the Environment & Infrastructure Committee, said: "The introduction of free Saturday parking in Council-run car parks last year was a positive move, which has been warmly welcomed by local traders. There is no doubt that shopping habits are changing, and if incentives like this can encourage people to ditch online retailers in favour of exploring the fantastic range of local businesses that we have to offer in Perth and its surrounding towns, then this is something which has to be of value to the local economy."

Free parking will apply on Saturdays and Sundays throughout December 2018 in all Council-run car parks throughout Perth and Kinross.

The following car parks will be covered by the free festive weekend parking offer, if approved at Committee:-

Perth: Library East Car Park Library West Car Park Milne Street North Car Park Milne Street South Car Park West Mill Street Car Park Mill Wynd Car Park Mill Street East Car Park Speygate Car Park Canal Street Car Park Charles Street Car Park, Leonard Street Car Park Scott Street Car Park Victoria Street Car Park Back Wynd Car Park Norie Miller Car Park Riverside Car Park Thimblerow Car Park South Inch Car Park Canal Street Multi Storey Car Park

Crieff: James Square Car Park

Blairgowrie: The Croft / Ericht Lane Car Park Croft Lane / South Side Car Park Leslie Street Car Park

Dunkeld: Atholl Street Car Park Tay Terrace Car Park

Pitlochry: Ferry Road Car Park Rie-Achan Car Park Atholl Road Car Park