The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Fees ‘to put vaccines in jeopardy’
It is feared parking charges in Kirkcaldy town centre will deter people on low incomes from being vaccinated.
A mass vaccination centre is set to open in the former Marks and Spencer store in the town’s High Street.
But Fife Council announced this week it will reintroduce parking charges on April 26, in line with lockdown easing.
The local authority suspended parking in January at the height of the second coronavirus lockdown.
It has sparked calls for people attending vaccine centres to be exempt from paying the fees.
Local councillors fear those responding to the national drive to get more people vaccinated will be unfairly forced to pay for the privilege.