Small car parking at Salerie car park

Friday 24 February 2017

Small car parking at Salerie car park

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A section of designated small car parking spaces is being introduced at Salerie car park this weekend, weather permitting.

This initiative follows the successful introduction of additional long-term small car parking on the North Beach last summer and supports one of the aims of the Integrated Transport Strategy to encourage the use of smaller and more environmentally friendly cars in the Island.

Seventeen spaces will be designated for small cars. The newly marked and signed spaces which will be for cars no more than 3.7m in length and 2.1m in width (the same size as the ones on the North Beach car park) and will be positioned along the northern wall of Salerie car park. To comply with the small car size limitations, the ‘body’ of the cars will need to fit within the inner lines of the marked boxes (as depicted on the parking signs).

The new small parking spaces will be 10 hours in duration in keeping with the majority of parking spaces in the Salerie car park.

A spokesperson from Traffic and Highways Services said, “We are pleased to have been able to introduce this initiative which further increases the number of small car parking spaces available in St Peter Port.”

“Once these re-designated spaces are in place it will mean that there is small car parking provision on all of the Piers, with the exception of Castle Emplacement, and in other areas such as along Candie Road and Cornet Street where road width is an issue. Detailed information on the small parking scheme, can be found on the gov.gg website - https://gov.gg/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=101708&p=0”

“Due to the success of existing initiatives, which appear to be extremely well used, the Service is keen to hear from motorists who may have ideas on other areas that may be considered appropriate for future designated small car parking. Anyone wishing to discuss small car parking initiatives can get in touch with Traffic and Highway Services on 243400.”