City centre car park full as busy summer holiday kicks off
The 1,000-space car park is once again at full capacity this afternoon (Friday, August 1) as shoppers take to the city centre.
A statement from Oxfordshire County Council issued at 12.45pm said: "The Westgate Oxford car park is full.
"Please use your nearest park and ride: https://oxfordbus.co.uk/parkride-tickets."
Park and rides are available at Thornhill OX3 8DP, Redbridge OX1 4XG, Peartree OX2 8JF, Oxford Parkway OX2 8HE and Seacourt OX2 0HP.
Last month, the car park was recorded full almost one in three days – all before schools had even broken up.
Responding to questions from this newspaper on whether Westgate would expand or build a new car park, a spokeswoman ruled it out.
She said: "We work closely with [[Oxfordshire County Council]] to manage traffic around the centre and have a transport plan in place, which includes measures to pre-empt higher volumes of [[traffic]] than usual.
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'We encourage visitors to use public transport options where possible, especially during the current local road closures, with details available on our website.'
When the car park is full, it causes issues for drivers in the area being stuck in tailbacks along Abingdon Road.
Westgate has not publicly offered its opinion on the plans for a congestion charge in the city which would affect access to the car park by charging shoppers £5 to drive in Thames Street at the car park entrance.
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