The new ECC bus services are now running at Chelmsford Park and Ride sites.
The official ECC Park and Ride buses are run by First – the £3.10 day ticket (£1.60 for concessionary pass holders) covers your parking and the bus ride to and from the City centre. At Sandon, your service 700 ticket will soon activate the exit barrier from the car park. Currently service 700 buses running from Sandon board from within the site.
At Sandon there is additionally a commercial 701 service which runs from outside the site. The ticket for that service covers the bus ride but not parking at the ECC site. If passengers chose not to buy an official ECC Park and Ride ticket on a First bus, parking must be purchased separately at a cost of £3.60. Payment for parking can be made by following the instructions posted on site. Please factor this into your travel planning if you choose to take the 701 commercial service.
The message to passengers is clear:
· ECC considers that the best value journey is on the official service 700 ECC Park and Ride bus provided by First
· Hop on a First bus – at Sandon that’s service 700 from within the site
· Keep your ticket safe – it will allow you to exit the car park as we further improve the safety of our parking
