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Representation ID: 46570

Received: 18/07/2012

Respondent: Roger Mills

Representation Summary:

One of the key factors in attracting shoppers to town centres is the abundance and cheapness of parking. There is a lot of evidence showing that people resent paying for parking, and would rather spend more money on petrol to drive to somewhere where parking is free - even though this may sound perverse.

If the decline of town centres is be reversed, this factor needs to be taken on board.

Full text:

One of the key factors in attracting shoppers to town centres is the abundance and cheapness of parking. There is a lot of evidence showing that people resent paying for parking, and would rather spend more money on petrol to drive to somewhere where parking is free - even though this may sound perverse.

If the decline of town centres is be reversed, this factor needs to be taken on board.