SOUTH Somerset District Council is supporting residents and local shops over Christmas with the chance for car park users to win a ‘Golden Ticket’ offering three months’ free parking.

In addition, all of their current season ticket holders will be entered into a draw and one lucky winner will also win three months free car parking.

This is on top of frozen pay-and-display parking charges since June 2012.

During the lead-up to Christmas, 30 golden tickets will be planted in our pay-and-display machines in SSDC-operated car parks.

Lucky pay-and-display customers will receive a special golden ticket that they must retain after use.

If your pay-and-display ticket is a winner between 1st December 2014 and 31st December 2014, winners need to send the original ticket to: South Somerset District Council, Car Park Administration, Brympton Way, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2HT.

Winners will be able to claim a three-month free season ticket for any long stay car park in Yeovil, Chard, Ilminster or Crewkerne.

Winners must enclose their contact details, a telephone number and the registration numbers of up to two vehicles when sending the winning golden ticket back to the district council.

Please also include details of the car park of your choice and start date for the season ticket.

Councillor Tim Carroll, Portfolio Holder for Finance and Strategic Car Parks Income said: “This is another parking initiative alongside local ones in Yeovil and our market towns – in a survey of initiatives nationally, this was one that was received favourably elsewhere so we determined to give it a trial and see what the response is like”.