(09 Feb 2016, 2:58 pm)Andreos1 wrote I wonder if the expected income would be enhanced by tendering an express bus service?

As it stands it is an out of town car park as opposed to a park & ride.
I have seen nothing that states those parking at the facility would be better off rather than utlising spaces in Low Fell, Gateshead or Newcastle.

At least facilities in Durham and York offer the incentive of dedicated buses and integrated fares.

This scheme is massively presumptuous of the council. Almost a 'Park and nee Ride'. 

At this rate, there'd be nothing to stop the council blowing £8 million on the scheme, only for operators to stop serving the closest stops to the site. It'd then leave the council with a car park in the middle of nowhere. 

They're half expecting an operator to take on the commercial risk, but I don't know how they could expect that, when they'll have no figures or forecast? The word I keep hearing is 'hope', which I'm sure you'll agree is a lot different to 'fact'. I honestly can't see many motorists taking up a car parking fee and then a return fare to the town. It's a 30 minute bus journey plus a maximum wait of 8 minutes (during the day) for the bus.