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The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (S YMCA)  have made the decision to offer free car parking for Supertram passengers at all tram stops with car parks with immediate effect - so those using Park & Ride just need a normal tram ticket for their journey.

 

Car parks are available at Middlewood, Malin Bridge, Halfway, Parkgate, Meadowhall Interchange, Carbrook (Ikea), Valley Centertainment and Nunnery Square (Sheffield Parkway).

 

Tram information: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/supertram

Car Park information: https://travelsouthyorkshire.com/en-gb/populardestinations/park-and-ride

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Serious question - did people need to pay at Ikea and Valley Centretainment before today? If so, how was this enforced when people parked there for other uses?

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10 minutes ago, HeHasRisen said:

Serious question - did people need to pay at Ikea and Valley Centretainment before today? If so, how was this enforced when people parked there for other uses?

I understand there was time limits at those locations but happy to be corrected 

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3 hours ago, Andy C said:

The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (S YMCA)  have made the decision to offer free car parking for Supertram passengers at all tram stops with car parks with immediate effect - so those using Park & Ride just need a normal tram ticket for their journey.

 

Car parks are available at Middlewood, Malin Bridge, Halfway, Parkgate, Meadowhall Interchange, Carbrook (Ikea), Valley Centertainment and Nunnery Square (Sheffield Parkway).

 

Tram information: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/supertram

Car Park information: https://travelsouthyorkshire.com/en-gb/populardestinations/park-and-ride

So the Village people at the YMCA have decided that people should pay more for travel if they are doing more than 1 return journey in a day?

Is this a permanent thing as the TSY website says "From Monday 21 March 2022 parking will be temporarily free at this site while the ticket machines undergo maintenance. You will just need to pay for a tram ticket to travel." 

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Should be free to start with anyway. Look how well the Leeds Park & Ride schemes have done in just a short few years, not to mention the system in York.

 

Nunnery Square is the most pointless of all. Needs one out near Catcliffe, not on the edge of town! 

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6 hours ago, HeHasRisen said:

Serious question - did people need to pay at Ikea and Valley Centretainment before today? If so, how was this enforced when people parked there for other uses?

Before it was the free parking and pay tram fare arrangement at Meadowhall, IKEA and Centertainment whilst it was a dedicated park and ride ticket that operated car park barriers at Halfway, Nunnery and Middlewood - therefore the changes mean the same arrangement across all car parks.

2 hours ago, sheffbag said:

So the Village people at the YMCA have decided that people should pay more for travel if they are doing more than 1 return journey in a day?

Is this a permanent thing as the TSY website says "From Monday 21 March 2022 parking will be temporarily free at this site while the ticket machines undergo maintenance. You will just need to pay for a tram ticket to travel." 

No, you buy whatever the best value tram ticket is for your needs, a whole range of daily, weekly and monthly unlimited travel passes are available as well as single journey fares.

 

You can buy a tram DayRider pass from the conductor for £4.60 or on the Stagecoach app for £4.50. Either way no more using the self service car park machines, just park up and jump on the tram.

 

The journey planner on the Supertram website will tell you the single/return ticket prices for the journey you make are and what daily/weekly/monthly passes are available .

 

Officially it is temporary as the ticket machines and barriers are out of action,  however the word on the street is it is likely to become permanent following a review.

Edited by Andy C

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