Reading car parking for pickup

[ess]

How much does 30 mins cost? NRE says £23.70 per day. thanks

 

[Peter Sarf]

Its probably part of a grand strategy to encourage car drivers to use the train to get to the station .

In reality it will mean car drivers NOT driving to the station but taking their passenger on the whole journey. After all how far can you travel by rail for that money ?.

Its something rather exorbitant at East Croydon. I recall it is for a lot less than 30 minutes as well so no one bothers to pay as they will inevitably overstay any way.

 

[CatfordCat]

Last time I went (by car) to Reading station, you could go in to the car park at the SE corner of the station and stay free for a short stay (can't remember if that was 20 or 30 minutes) - signs said you had to get a ticket from one of the machines (to prove what time you parked) and I think you were only allowed to park within one area of the car park.

Obviously there is a chance it has changed since then - this was a few months ago.

Also if you're not used to Reading town centre, be aware that there are frequent changes to the road layout near the station, and that there are a lot of bus / taxi only roads / lanes round there.

 

[BrownE]

30 minutes are free on the Vastern Rd side carpark.

 

[route:oxford]

How much does 30 mins cost? NRE says £23.70 per day. thanks

£5.00 per day between 27th December and 1st January inclusive.