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| Commuters blamed for Salisbury free parking cut | Commuters blamed for Salisbury free parking cut |
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| Free parking to help businesses after the nerve agent attack in Salisbury has been reduced because commuters are taking advantage of the scheme. | Free parking to help businesses after the nerve agent attack in Salisbury has been reduced because commuters are taking advantage of the scheme. |
| Wiltshire Council brought in free parking to tempt shoppers back after the attack on Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and daughter Yulia on 4 March. | Wiltshire Council brought in free parking to tempt shoppers back after the attack on Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and daughter Yulia on 4 March. |
| It said footfall in the city had dropped by 15% since the attack. | It said footfall in the city had dropped by 15% since the attack. |
| However it has since found a "large extent" of free spaces were being used by commuters instead of visitors. | However it has since found a "large extent" of free spaces were being used by commuters instead of visitors. |
| Parking will now become free from 12:00 BST on weekdays, and continue to be free over the weekend. | Parking will now become free from 12:00 BST on weekdays, and continue to be free over the weekend. |
| Wiltshire Council Leader Baroness Jane Scott said: "We implemented free parking to encourage people to visit the city and to promote it is very much business as usual. | Wiltshire Council Leader Baroness Jane Scott said: "We implemented free parking to encourage people to visit the city and to promote it is very much business as usual. |
| "However, the feedback we have received has highlighted the need to reconsider free parking in the city to ensure that local businesses can benefit from additional visitors and shoppers." | "However, the feedback we have received has highlighted the need to reconsider free parking in the city to ensure that local businesses can benefit from additional visitors and shoppers." |
| The cost of free parking is being funded by Wiltshire Council and Salisbury City Council. | The cost of free parking is being funded by Wiltshire Council and Salisbury City Council. |
| Specialist teams are continuing to ensure that any residual nerve agent used in the attack is chemically cleaned, or removed and safely destroyed. |