Overview

I suppose there's some sense in naming the car park after a major street nearby, but the entrance for cars is on Butts Court and the pedestrian entrance is hidden between the shops on Bond Street, so it took me a while to figure out how to get in! Even once you have found the door between the Tesco and the Bloom Juice, you cannot simply walk in -- you first need to scan your ticket or payment card. Since I was just interested in checking out the facilities, I did not have anything to scan, but luckily there was a help button. I figured that if I could speak to someone, I could explain, but after being asked to press the button again if I needed assistance, I was simply buzzed in! While this was just the outcome I wanted, it does make me a little concerned that you might not get assistance if you actually needed someone to talk to. Once I was inside the left, an ostensibly helpful decal let me know that EV charging points were "located on the Entry Level", but it failed to mention what number level that was. Not to ruin the fun for those puzzling along at home, but the answer is Level 2. There are four blink Type 2 22kW charging points without an integrated cable. The pricing for parking is a little bit of a brainteaser as well: the hourly rate for your entire stay is determined by when you enter the carpark, so showing up at 8am will cost you much more than if you are there five minutes earlier!

Transport & Parking

The car park is right in the city centre at the edge of the pedestrian zone. The closest bus stops are on City Square and Leeds station is a short walk away.

Access

The door at the pedestrian entrance is an automatic sliding door. I could reach the button for the intercom from a seated position. There is a tiled corridor leading up the lift that is at a fair incline until it turns the corner. There are handrails on the walls on both sides. After the ramp, you turn right into the lobby. There are two payment machines on the left that are at a good height to use from a wheelchair, but there is also an app that you can use to pay. There are two lifts with narrow doors that are not particularly large. The call button is in the middle between them and the level sign above it also has Braille, as do the buttons inside the lift. There are handrails in the lift and a mirror, but most of the mirror is taken up by decals. The doors to the parking spaces are not automatic, but at least fairly wide. There are two disabled parking spaces on level 2 right by the door to the lifts. There might be more on the other levels, but this is the only level I looked at. When you exit the lift lobby on level 2, you will have to go around to the right to get to the EV chargers. There are two bays next to the ramp to the level above and another two in the corner behind them. Compared to many other electric vehicle charging points I have seen, access is not too bad. There are no bollards or stoppers and the terminals are wall-mounted at an okay height. The ones next to the ramp are on the outer side of the bays, so especially the left-hand one should be accessible even when all of the other bays have cars in them. There is not a lot of space around the other bays, so you do still risk getting "parked in", but as long as it's not busy, it should be easy enough to get to everything.

Toilets

There are no toilets at this facility.

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