To provide free parking at Council-run park and ride sites for a limited period from 05 December 2020.

To provide free parking at Council-run park and ride sites (Redbridge, Seacourt and Peartree) for a limited period (5^th to 27^th inclusive) in December 2020. Oxfordshire County Council is making a matching offer for its two sites (Thornhill and Oxford Parkway).

Guide revenue loss in discussion with Parking Management estimated at circa £36-39k, based on post-lockdown usage data for 2020 to date.

The alternatives were to maintain parking charges, which would not help to boost the local economy, or to run a different scheme e.g. weekends only, which would be less supportive and miss an opportunity to encourage residents who plan to shop or support hospitality businesses in the run up to Christmas to do so safely and avoid the busiest times.

Head of Paid Service (Chief Executive).

Decision taken in consultation with the Cabinet Members for Finance & Asset Management and Green Transport & Zero Carbon Oxford, and the Head of Financial Services and the Head of Law & Governance.