Christmas comes early for Torbay's motorists

Torbay's winter parking promotion is to return for Christmas.

Torbay Council is to offer the ‘Pay for an hour, stay for the day’ winter parking promotion once again this year.  

It will be the seventh consecutive year that the council has run the popular promotion, which will be available from Friday November 28 to Friday January 2 in selected Torbay Council car parks. 

The promotion enables residents and visitors to enjoy all that Torquay, Paignton and Brixham town centres, and the surrounding areas, have to offer, encouraging them to spend more time in them and to support Torbay’s business community.   

It will also run alongside the Bay of Lights Illumination Trail, allowing everyone to experience the magic of the trail at their leisure, without worrying about their parking expiring.  

Councillor Adam Billings, Torbay Council’s Cabinet Member for Pride in Place and Parking, said:  "I am delighted that yet again we are offering a great ‘Pay for an hour, stay for the day’ parking promotion. 

“The promotion aims to make it more affordable for residents and visitors to enjoy everything that Torbay has to offer during the festive season.   

“The timing of the offer matches the timing of some of our great seasonal events such as the Bay of Lights Illumination Trail and the new seasonal Torquay ice rink, making it easier to enjoy these as well as helping to support our local businesses. 

"The promotion runs across all of our three town centres - Torquay, Paignton and Brixham - which each have something different to offer visitors, so I’d encourage everyone to make the most of the parking promotion while it’s available.”

The offer will run at the following car parks: 

• Brixham: Freshwater, Oxen Cove and Brixham Central (up to the maximum stay of 3 hours); 
• Paignton: Victoria and Hyde Road car parks; and 
• Torquay: Lower Union Lane, Union Square and Harbour car parks. 

The fee will cover parking from when you arrive until midnight (excluding Union Square which closes at 7pm, and Brixham Central which limits parking time to a maximum of three hours between 7am and 3pm). 

Fees are in line with zone charges. 

The usual free street parking will still apply in Torquay and Paignton on Sundays in December on the following roads: 

• Torquay: Magdalene Road, Lymington Road, Castle Road, Union Street and Babbacombe Road. 
• Paignton: Palace Avenue.