FREE car parking in Boston

PLEASE NOTE: The council has issued this statement: “From June 1, 2021, the free one-hour shopper parking scheme, offered by the council to support our local economy, will come to an end with the one-hour free shopper parking ticket no longer being available.

“From June 1, shoppers and visitors will need to purchase car parking tickets for their desired length of stay from the ticket machines in all of our car parks, or alternatively, use the MiPermit app in our off-street car parks if you prefer to pay by phone.

“All day parking is available for as little as £2. The council’s car parking charges can be found in our car parking guide accessible here.”

Parking will be free of charge for shoppers from today (29th June 2020) in all Boston Borough Council owned car parks. This does not include Pump Square, Market Place, South Square, Station Approach and Wide Bargate.

The announcement, from Deputy Leader Cllr Nigel Welton, comes in the wake of the recent vote to form a strategic alliance with East Lindsey District Council.

“We are delivering on our promise to temporary remove parking charges if the alliance was voted through,” Cllr Welton said.

“This move will support the economy and the town centre as we begin to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and move back to business as usual.

“Council car parks will be free of charge until further notice.”

Cllr Chelcei Sharman, portfolio holder for town centre services, welcomed the decision with delight.

“We have moved quickly in fulfilling our promise to make the car parking free, and I am delighted that we can support our local economy in this way.

“We hope this will encourage everybody, give businesses the much needed support our beautiful town needs and help in boosting our local businesses back to economic success. We look forward to seeing the heart of Boston recover from this pandemic and we thank everyone for their cooperation during these times.”

This 2.5 hours of free parking is available until 31st December 2020, after which it will be reduced to 1 hour free parking. Click here for more information.