Free parking for key workers at Edinburgh Waverley

Network Rail has announced that Edinburgh Waverley now has free car parking for key workers.

Edinburgh Waverley is now one of 24 stations offering free parking.

The free parking will be in place until April 30 and is aimed at key workers such as nurses and carers, transport workers and supermarket employees.

Passengers are also being reminded of only essential travel during the coronavirus pandemic

Car parks with free key worker parking:

Birmingham Ellis Street (app not required)
Birmingham New Street (Short Stay)
Blackheath
Bristol Temple Meads
Chippenham Cocklebury Road
Chislehurst
Dartford Car Park
Droitwich Spa
Edinburgh Waverley (app not required)
Leeds City (Short Stay) (app not required)
Letchworth
Llandudno Station
London Paddington
Manchester Piccadilly (app not required)
Manchester Victoria
Reading Station Underground Short Stay (app not required)
Swindon North Star Street
Swindon Sheppard Street
Uckfield
Walsall Car Park
Welwyn Garden City
Whitstable
Wigan Wallgate
York Commuter

What did the officials say?

David Biggs, managing director for Network Rail Property, said:

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“We recognise the tremendous effort all of our key workers are putting in during this challenging time. This simple gesture is about showing we care for those people who are caring for us, from the nurses in our NHS to the supermarket workers restocking shelves.

“We are relying on the goodwill of people at this difficult time to only use the free parking option if they are a key worker as defined by Government guidelines. This is an evolving situation so we’ll keep the offer under review and may choose to extend it beyond 30 April.”

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