New lorry park opens in Birmingham
A new lorry and coach park is now open to lorry drivers and hauliers in Birmingham. The new park comes almost ten years after the closure of Birmingham city centre's last lorry and coach park, the Masshouse park.
The new lorry park is located at Brewery Street. It is a secure park with space for 32 lorries and trucks, it has CCTV monitoring plus a rest room with hot and cold water, showers and toilets.
Since the loss of the Masshouse Coach and Lorry Park in 2002, there has been no dedicated long stay coach or lorry parking facility for the City Centre except for limited non-secure coach parking spaces at some attractions and venues.
The lorry and coach park will cost £12 for up to 12 hours parking and £15 for 24 hours.
RHA Director of Policy, Jack Semple said: “This is good news for the industry, because it meets an urgent need. Safe and secure rest areas are essential for truck drivers who must take regular breaks by law and in the interests of road safety.
“Birmingham has been very poorly served in terms of suitable truck parking, with good driver facilities and also security – crime against the industry is a serious problem, which we are discussing with the police and government.
“The RHA has worked closely with the West Midlands Freight Quality Partnership over the past few years to identity suitable sites. We applaud Birmingham City Council for taking the issue seriously and hope many more drivers will be able to rest easy.”
