Petition launched to call for Car Parking charges to be scrapped

Plaid Cymru Llanelli Westminster candidate Vaughan Williams has launched a petition to scrap the car parking charges for Llanelli Town Centre.

The response so far has been overwhelming with over 200 people signing the petition in just 2 hours at the party’s information stall in the Town Centre on Saturday.

Vaughan Williams said:

“I believe that we must do all we can to support the Town Centre. After meeting with business representatives and visiting local traders in Llanelli Market to listen to their concerns, it was noted how the vast majority were concerned at how these parking charges are affecting their everyday trade and business.”

“It seems that Labour-led Carmarthenshire County Council is obsessed with penalising people who want to support the Town Centre, I urge the Council to scrap the charges now.”

“Therefore, I would like to encourage people to sign our petition and send a clear message to the Council to think again. Let’s all get behind the Town and move Llanelli forward together.”

“I am also very keen to hear further from local traders and business owners about their concerns and ideas for the future of our Town Centre, please contact our office on 01554 770345.”

The petition is available to sign at the Llanelli Star office, Jollies @ The Exchange, BJ’s cafe, Oyster Bar and the Plaid Llanelli office.

Wording of the petition:

Currently, the local multi-storey car park requires a fee. We believe if this charge was removed, it would lead to more people coming to Llanelli Town Centre to spend money in our local shops which will help boost the local economy. Therefore, we urge Carmarthenshire County Council to scrap the car parking charges for Llanelli Town Centre.