By Geoff Fisher Re the introduction of parking charges (Reepham Life, 10 August 2019).
Charging for car parking in small rural towns like Reepham should be strongly resisted as it drives more and more customers away from local shops into the hands of online sellers and edge-of-city superstores and will be one more nail in the coffin of local shops.
Maybe some research is needed into finding out where the drivers of all the cars currently parking in the Market Place and in the Station Road car park during the daytime are going to? They certainly don’t appear to be in any of the shops.
Having a restricted parking time of 1½ to 2 hours might be a good idea, but only if it was enforced.
Bryan Gostling, Bircham Road, Reepham
Geoff Fisher