Sunderland City Council has introduced free parking in a bid to boost the city centre on an evening.
The 'Park free after 3' scheme will allow road users to avoid paying for city centre parking when visiting - to encourage residents into the city later in the day.
The initiative is running throughout the year from 3pm Monday to Friday - with weekends excluded.
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A Sunderland City Council spokesman said: "Park free in Sunderland city centre after 3pm from Monday to Friday all year, in City Council car parks and on street parking places.
"The City Council and City Centre Traders Association work together to encourage more people to spend more time in the city centre. Offering people free parking at certain times is a good incentive for more people to:
- Shop in the city centre (particularly in the early evening)
- Enjoy its many family-friendly attractions
- Help support traders making this a more prosperous city for all
"There are over 1500 council car parking spaces in the city centre; with nearly 500 spaces at St Mary's multi-storey and more than 650 at Sunniside."
Here is a complete list of council-owned Sunderland city centre car parks:
| Car Park | Spaces | Toilets | Disabled Parking | Electric Points | Peak Times Tariffs (per hour or part thereof)/ Daily Rate (DR)/ Monthly Permit Cost (MPC) |
Pay and display | Pay on foot | RingGo Location number |
| St Mary's multi storey | 480 | Y | Y - (chargeable) | 4 | £1.50/ MPC £112.50 |
N | Y | N/A |
| Sunniside multi-storey | 653 | |
Y - (chargeable) | 4 | £1.30/ DR £5.00/ MPC £75.00 |
N | Y | N/A |
| Boughton Street car park | 56 | |
Y | 2 | £1.30/ MPC £112.50 |
Y | N | 35851 |
| Nile Street car park | 49 | |
Y | 2 | £1.20/ DR £5.00/ MPC £75.00 |
Y | N | 35852 |
| Civic Centre car park | 630 | |
Y | 6 | £1.20/ DR £3.50/ MPC £75.00 |
Y | N | 35850 |
| West Wear Street car park | 40 | |
Y | 0 | £1.00/ DR £5.00/ MPC £75.00 |
Y | N | 35853 |
| Charles Street car park | 28 | |
Y | 0 | £1.00/ DR £5.00/ MPC £75.00 |
Y | N | 35854 |
| Tatham Street car park | 94 | |
Y | 0 | £1.00/ DR £5.00/ MPC £75.00 |
Y | N | 35855 |
| Gorse Road car park | 54 | |
Y | 0 | £0.80/ DR £5.00/ MPC £75.00 |
Y | N | 35856 |
| High Street West car park | 35 | |
Y | 0 | £0.90/ MPC £75 |
Y | N | 35858 |
| Livingstone Road car park | 157 | |
Y | 4 | £1.30/ £112.50 |
Y | N | 35857 |
