Scratchcard plan to get free parking

Apr 1 2009 Huddersfield Daily Examiner

DRIVERS can scratch their way to free parking.

Kirklees Council’s Cabinet yesterday approved an imaginative plan to increase the number motorists visiting a under-used car park.

Some 250 spaces at Cliffe Street Car Park in Dewsbury have been set aside for the scheme.

People who spend more than £5 at certain town centre shops will be given a scratchcard. If they win, they will receive three hours’ free parking at Cliffe Street on their next visit.

The council’s Cabinet unanimously supported the scheme, which could cost up to £9,000.