CARS
Parking
Most of Gensing ward is free parking, but a large part of Central St Leonards falls into Parking Zone K. This zone is shared with residents where free parking is limited to 2 hrs in any four hours, Mon -Sat 09:00 – 18:00. Some bays are not shared and are for one hour only. A return to the same parking bay within 2hrs of leaving will result in a fine of £50. Permits are available from the Information Centre in Queen's Square, or at Parking Services, Aquila House, Breeds Place, Hastings, TN34 3UY. Tel: 01424 451070
- Residents' Permits [shared]: £35 per year; £56 for a second vehicle.
- Residents' Visitors Permits: 60p for 2hrs or £2 for 5hrs. These can be added on to the free parking allowance making up to 4 or 7hrs total parking time.>
Car sharing
Find someone travelling your way so you can share your journey – saving money, cutting your carbon footprint and having fun! Go to www.liftshare.com/uk to join.
Operation Crackdown: 01243 64 22 22
Report abandoned cars, bad driving, tailgating etc
BUSES
National Express: for competitive prices on long distance travel [train as well as coach] www.nationalexpress.com/
Stagecoach: 0870 243 3711
Hastings and area local services
Hastings Arrows buses 20/20A; 21/21A; 22/22A are easy access.
Local depot - Beaufort Rd Silverhill TN37
Timetable enquiries 0845 600 22 99
www.stagecoachbus.com/eastsussex
Timetables for local and rural buses are available from Stagecoach or at the Community Information Centre, 16 Silchester Rd, St Leonards.
Free bus pass: Hastings has joined the English National Concessionary Travel [ENCT] Scheme.The ENCT card is free to permanent residents of Hastings and St Leonards who are over 60 or disabled, to travel free on local buses across the country after 09:00 from Monday to Friday and at any time at weekends or on public holidays. Visit the Hastings Information Centre in person to apply for an ENCT Card and provide the proof that you live in Hastings or St Leonards.
The ENCT card is not valid on rail journeys or to purchase season, express coach, excursion or similar tickets. They are not available to visitors but companions without whom a disabled person would be unable to travel can travel free within Hastings and Rother. If the journey starts in Hastings and Rother the outward leg of the journey for the companion will be free, but they may be charged for the return leg of the journey from outside the Hastings and Rother area.
There is also a free bus service from this area on Thursdays, run by Tescos
RAIL
Timetables and special offer/railcard application forms for Southern [Ashford, Brighton, London London Bridge and London Victoria] and South Eastern [Tunbridge Wells, London Cannon Street and London Charing Cross] trains are available at Warrior Square Station, or at the Community Information Centre, 16 Silchester Rd.
For rail enquiries, timetables and prices call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 or dial 01216 342040 and press '1'. You can book tickets on this number or on the website www.nationalrail.co.uk
Thetrainline has a wide range of cheap fares www.thetrainline.com.
An excellent website to find ways of paying much less for your train fares is www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-train-tickets. This also gives details of the various discount railcards. You might also like to look at Traveline (0871 2002233) which has information and booking for buses, coaches, rail and ferries within the UK. www.traveline.info
CYCLES
There is a cycle path on the promenade from Robertson Street to West St Leonards. Please use the cycle path where it exists and have due regard for pedestrians where space is shared.
Sustrans Information Line: 0845 1130065
Sustrans' Connect2 project will provide a much needed traffic-free cycleway between Hastings and Bexhill, an attractive route close to the sea and away from the busy A259. The county council is undertaking design and construction work, although the actual construction is currently scheduled for 2011. www.sustrans.org.uk
HUB: Hastings Urban Bikes: 08458 381569
13 Old Humphrey Avenue, Hastings, TN34 3BT. HUB is affiliated to the Cyclists Touring Club and is the voice of the town's cyclists; it engages in a series of campaigns to meet their needs. It has around 80 members, who are entitled to a 10% discount on bikes and spare parts at local bike shops; monthly meetings are informal and open to all. www.hastingsurbanbikes.com
TAXIS
Alpha Cars 01424 469999
St Leonards Warrior Sq. Station forecourt
Swift Cars 01424 422884
2a Silchester Rd, St Leonards
A1 Taxi Safe 01424 424216/424242 /444333 /438438
Drury Lane, St Leonards
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