Lancashire Archives car park
The days of free parking at Lancashire Archives are numbered as Lancashire County Council intends to introduce charges this summer. The car park will still be designated for use by Archives and Certificate Services visitors only; it is not the intention for it to become a public car park.
The good news is that there will be parking permits for volunteers and other valid purposes, including deliveries to the building.
The charging structure for the Lancashire Archives car park is likely to be:
For disabled visitors using the Lancashire Archives car park, parking charges are likely apply in the same way that they do at Preston Bus Station – ie the first three hours will be free. Any time longer than this would need to be paid for in accordance with the above charging structure. If disabled visitors were to exceed this time limit, a Penalty Charge would become payable.
The penalties will be the same as those applied by Parking Services across the county. The standard Penalty Charge Notice is currently £60. This is reduced by 50% if it is paid within 14 days, but is increased by 50% if it is paid after the expiry of the notice period.
As soon as we know more, we will inform you.
In the meantime we also urge users to actively consider public transport and the available park and ride schemes for Preston.
The days of free parking at Lancashire Archives are numbered as Lancashire County Council intends to introduce charges this summer. The car park will still be designated for use by Archives and Certificate Services visitors only; it is not the intention for it to become a public car park.
The good news is that there will be parking permits for volunteers and other valid purposes, including deliveries to the building.
The charging structure for the Lancashire Archives car park is likely to be:
- Up to 1 hr £1.00
- Up to 2 hrs £1.60
- Up to 4 hrs £3.20
- Over 4 hrs £4.00
For disabled visitors using the Lancashire Archives car park, parking charges are likely apply in the same way that they do at Preston Bus Station – ie the first three hours will be free. Any time longer than this would need to be paid for in accordance with the above charging structure. If disabled visitors were to exceed this time limit, a Penalty Charge would become payable.
The penalties will be the same as those applied by Parking Services across the county. The standard Penalty Charge Notice is currently £60. This is reduced by 50% if it is paid within 14 days, but is increased by 50% if it is paid after the expiry of the notice period.
As soon as we know more, we will inform you.
In the meantime we also urge users to actively consider public transport and the available park and ride schemes for Preston.
