Summer park & ride for Southsea

Portsmouth City Council provides visitors with flexible bus service

Summer visitors to a Hampshire seaside resort can use a park & ride service to reach the beachfront. Portsmouth City Council will be running its annual Southsea park & ride service daily through the summer.

The council says the service will be helping reduce traffic congestion, ensuring cleaner air and quieter streets for everyone.

People can pick up the Southsea bus by parking at the Portsmouth park & ride site for just £4, a fee that is discounted when using a smartcard.

Passengers using the Southsea service will be able to alternate with the daily park & ride bus to the city centre or Hard Interchange. Hopping on and off between the two routes with the same ticket will be permitted.The service is also being promoted as a way to explore the city’s thriving culture scene, stopping off at popular attractions such as Charles Dickens’ Birthplace and the D-Day Story museum along its route.

The P&R service also offers an alternative journey option for commuters and those travelling through to the Isle of Wight, as well as visitors to the city centre shops, Gunwharf Quays or Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson, cabinet member for transport, also shared his excitement, remarking: “We know that Southsea seafront is a popular destination for everyone in the

A guide to the politics of parking

The House of Commons Library has published a guide to parking in England. Parking in England FAQs was written by Marguerite Dallas and Dr Roger Tyers.

The guide is designed to inform MPs on themes such as: who has responsibility for parking policy; how devolution influences parking; the use of DVLA driver data; the role of bailiffs; abandoned vehicles; and wheel clamping.

It also includes sections on parking on parking on private land, including the pending code of practice for the sector.

summer, and the Portsmouth park & ride service is a great option for people to avoid parking stress and fees. Not only is travelling by bus a greener option than private cars, it can also help to reduce congestion and air pollution in the summer.”

The service will be run by Xelabus, whose commercial manager Philip Blair said: “Travelling by bus is very much a green alternative to driving in by car, helping to reduce the number of vehicles and emissions in the city.”

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