Car park charges are set to be reintroduced from today (1st) but Council car parks will remain free for NHS, health and social care staff and critical care volunteers.

For Helston, those car parks are Penrose Road, Castle Green, Trengrouse Way Extension, Trengrouse Way, Tyacke Road, Castle Green, Fairground.

In Porthleven, those are Shrubberies Hill, Kittos Field and Highburrow.

For Mullion, Poldhu Cove.

When parking in a Council car park, these NHS and health and social care staff and critical care staff will need to display the permit provided by their NHS Trust and if using pay on exit car park use the intercom on arrival and when leaving.

The Council will be reintroducing car parking charges from today as coronavirus lockdown measures start to ease.

Tariffs will remain at 2019 levels and not increase with inflation this year as was originally planned.

Buying reduced rate parking sessions significantly cuts the cost of parking – in Helston for example, the cost of parking all day in a Council car park using a batch session is just £2.26 for a 24-hour stay. The batch sessions are available to purchase for most long-stay car parks.

As a further incentive to make these batch sessions more affordable in the current climate, the council has reduced the minimum purchase cost of these batches from £47 to £25.

Free evening parking in most Council car parks will continue, as will flexible pay and park options during the day.

Click here to see a recent report on changes to car park charges.