FREE Sunday parking in car parks in Newton Abbot, Teignmouth and Dawlish starts this weekend.

The three towns will be joining rural areas in offering free Sunday parking as part of a Teignbridge Council pilot scheme aimed at boosting local trade and cutting costs to motorists.

The scheme is running until the end of March 2012, before long-term arrangements are decided by the council after a review of parking around the district.

The pilot scheme saw charges dropped on Sundays in all rural areas of the district from August 7, and now towns and resorts are joining in for the winter months.

Free Sunday parking will now apply in all 35 of Teignbridge Council's charged car parks which are open on a Sunday.

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