A centrally located multi storey car park in the heart of Brum city centre, with the car park being…read moreclosely situated to the Mailbox and Town Hall. This is my car park of choice when visiting the city, simply because it is cheaper than its neighbouring car parks and there are always spaces available. The charges are reasonable too charging customers £3.40 for three hours and £3 after 6pm as long as you are out by 2am. On Sundays it's a mere £3 all day - bargain! Car park operates 24 hours too! Result!

There is always space at this car park, right in the centre and just far enough to be forgotten…read moreabout by people picking a car park to head too. Its big and ugly but it does the job ok, navigation is simple and its right on top of the mailbox so its nice when dining out. Parking can range from £3-£6 for a few hours or a days parking on sunday for £3.00. Bit of a walk from the Bullring but worth it if you want to dodge the rush.

Funny one, I know. Reviewing a car park. Bit nerdy too. But ever the practical person that I am…read moreand also never one to miss out on best value I'm passing on my tip for parking. I realise it's also a chain, but this car park is very handy and much better value than many others In the area. If you go to the cinema on Broad street you get up to 3 hours free, which is very handy indeed. It's never been full whenever we've been, even when others nearby have been. You pay on leaving, so don't need to rummage round the car trying to find any loose change either. Even at Christmas time I have always managed to find a parking place. Don't use the lifts here though, someone I used to work with got stuck in one once and the emergency button didn't work. They had to call their office to get someone to contact euro parks for help!

A handy car park that is located just around the corner from the Five Ways Cineworld cinema…read more What's even more handier is that you get free car parking for three hours, after watching your film - bonus! Just get your ticket validated inside the cinema.

West orchards car park is a large car park in the city centre!…read moreIts accessible from one of two different ways. However since the new ikea has been built traffic flow problems are more than apparent. Usually cuasing long queues to get in. Once in you have 5 levels to choose from. Once parked you leave the carpark and come out inside west orchards itself. Each exit door having a pay machine for when you return. This is very convenient! Exiting the car park could be made easier as there are two lanes which immediately merge into one after the barrier raises. There is no real right of way. SO a bit of give and take is required here. If you parked on the highest level you can havea bit of fun on the way down the spiral decent. If your anything like my uncle passengers are usually stuck to the far side of the car due to the force at which you go round. Quite funny really.LOL Good car park with reasonable charges too. But if your too long like in any car park it can sting your wallet!

A safe carpark, and average prices. It's pay on exit which is handy as you dont have a time limit…read more Plenty of spaces on lots on under-cover floors. All the doors lead straight to the main shopping centre in Coventry. The spiral entrance is also fun for everyone in the car, and used to be the highlight of my visit to town when I was little!

Having written extensively about businesses in Harborne that you should either check out (or avoid)…read moreI felt it only fair to devote a few words to that thorniest of thorny topics - for car drivers of the region at least - car parking in the High Street. Now, its probably worth noting here that I am a passionate bus goer and proud owner of a monthly bus-pass so car parking is never that much of an issue to me - unless of course I'm being driven around and then it becomes a little more pertinent (I'm off on a tangent here but if you're planing on driving to Bridgnorth all I can say is DON'T - they have naff all in terms of car-parking spaces and the hunt for one will drive you completely mad) but I know from friends and also from reading the Harborne Society Newsletter this is very much a concern. In no particular order then, here are places you might want to leave your car: a) the car-park behind Sainsbury's - for two pounds you can stay for up to 4 hours. If you can find a space - this is a popular choice b) the car-park behind Home Bargains (by Harborne Medical practise) - all day parking costs 3.30 although you will have to walk past the stinky public toilets to get back into the car park c) the car-park by Marks - also 3.30 for the day but usually packed with people loading up their shopping d) the car-park in Waitrose - free but only for use by Waitrose customers. Staff do check and you will be fined if you stay longer than an hour e) the car-parks by the Green Man and The Old Proverbial - again for use by customers only but both pretty spacious and secure Or you could attempt to park in one of the residential streets - not a chance at weekends of being able to get anywhere near the the High Street I'm afraid or do as I do and leave the car at home and jump on a 22,23,24,29,636 or 448 instead - all of which serve the High Street and with the exception of the 636 (which is actually the bane of my life) all pretty reliable. Failing that there is a taxi rank just by Zizzi at the top end of the High Street which is served by TOA.

Sorted me and the family cars out for years, and again this year! Highly recommended.read more

At 10 years old my car has had its fair share of MOTs and has (reluctantly) been to a few local…read moregarages over its life time. Without a doubt Mere Green Service Station is the best it has been to. Having had two MOTs there previously, a card was sent to me in the post reminding me that my annual test was due, and advising me the earliest date my car could be tested. I phoned first thing on a Monday morning and was booked in for Thursday that week. It's a popular place with good reason. The receptionist at this family run business couldn't have been more helpful, allowing me to drop off my car the night before so I didn't have to be late the day of the MOT. She also advised me of the improvements to the premises since my last visit a year previously. Parking, or lack thereof, has always been the one downside to the garage. However, they have now accommodated further spaces meaning dropping your car off is much easier. Collecting my car was also extremely straight forward, as the mechanic happily turned my car around for me so I could exit the premises with ease. Not knowing much about cars, I appreciate the staff's approach and devotion to honesty in a trade that doesn't always have the best reputation. They will only do work to your car that is absolutely necessary. Fact. I'm sorry to say I have not always felt the same about some of the other competitors in the area. Happily my decade-old car passed the test with little fuss, except for a wiper blade that needed to be replaced. The complimentary company air freshener dangling from my rear-view mirror was the icing on the cake. My little car is already looking forward to going back next year for its 11th birthday!

I think this is reputed to be one of the safest carparks you can ever park in. I certainly agree…read more They can happily boast about: no car theft no theft of contents from vehicles no vandalism or graffiti no vagrants, drug abuse or muggings, since opening 1998. Access to the carpark is as normal, through a barrier where you are issued a ticket. As you drive in and around, you notice yellow boxes attached to the floor, and a number on the wall of each bay. So park up and take note of the number of your bay. Before you leave the carpark, there are a few machines on the wall for you to secure your bay. Just type in your bay number, insert your ticket and the sensor under the car now detects that it is secure. Any movement of your car will now get flagged up in the control room. And on your return, as soon as you insert your ticket to pay for your stay, it releases your bay. Access to the whole carpark is very secure, as you can only get into the building with a ticket, and the gates where you drive in and out only open on arrival and close as soon as you're through. There are also panic buttons and cctv. The location is great aswell. Its not that close to the Westfield centre but its close to the Cathedral Quarter and I always use this place when on an alcohol-free night out! The cost might be slightly more than the average, but I don't mind paying that for the security it offers. For me, the type of person who goes back to check the front doors locked about 3 times, I do really like this carpark. It does feel very safe.

Stated as the safest carpark in the country, Park Safe is located slightly on the outskirts of town…read morenear the Magistrates Court and Queens leisure centre. As you enter the carpark, you take a ticket from the machine and gates open. You chose your parking spacce & there is an option to enter your bay into a machine which activates an alarm should your car be moved without deactivating the alarm. When you return to your car, you have to have a ticket to get into the building. You pay for your ticket at the machine and locate your car. As you reach the exit, you put the ticket into the machine and a gate will open for you to drive out. Prices to park are reasonable & about the going rate in Derby, with the additional advantage of peace of mind, knowing its nearly impossible for anyone to break in or steal your car whilst shopping! The only disadvantage I can think is that it is located the other side of town from the Westfields centre, which means you often have to walk a long way to reach Derby's main attractions.

This is a really cool shopping mall with all the stores you would expect and some wicked ones on…read morethe walkway that you wouldn't - I stumbled across a wooden stand which had some fabulous items! As you would expect, its all clean, well maintained but unless you are used to it, it was a bit confusing, signs weren't brilliant in large crowds. Theres plenty of parking and entrances taking you into the lovely market town of Banbury. Recommended for your weekend browsing!!!

TK Maxx is a clothing store that sells discounted designer clothes…read more This store is really big. There are rows and rows of clothes, all of them very unorganized and it really is hard to find anything. If you have enough time and patience, and look close enough you can find some bargains.

Tk maxx at mansfield is just full of the same clothes over and over again! (even more so than…read moreusual!) Thye get the off good thing in, and its worth a look around if you're in mansfield, but they do stock some funny clothes! the other time me and my friends went in there was 10 identical dark purple waistcoats in XXL. Why, i do not know