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A park and ride will hurt the local economy driving shoppers away from leamington centre.

Car parking charges in the centre will increase as a result and will make people go elsewhere (reducing income to our community) and hinder those low incomes the opporunity to search for low costs as they won't be able to afford travel costs.

It will increase commuting time and costs - something our councils do not have. The money would be best spent elsewhere where it is needed and on those less fortunate. Park and ride only assists those with cars - more bus services are needed not services for the wealthy. Plus wealthy people are not going to use a bus service!!

There will be traffic congestion on the A452 which was acknowledged and noted that a dedicated bus lane is needed - this proposal was removed thus hurting people trying to access work on time. On the other hand having a dual carriageway would hurt leamington - we are a small town that thrives on community and locals - stop trying to make us bigger and ruin the essence of leamington spa.