THE park-and-ride scheme in York is breaking its own passenger records.
New figures show that more than 100,000 people used the four services into the city last month, almost 20 percent more than during February last year.
Rawcliffe Bar performed exceptionally well, with a 36 per cent increase in passenger numbers and a 77 per cent increase in commuters travelling before 9am.
From this month, buses are being introduced which meet the latest exhaust emission and accessibility standards.
Councillor Dave Merrett, the council's executive member for planning and transport, stressed the importance of the service as part of the council's five-year strategy to contain congestion.
He said: "We have to imagine how bad congestion in York would be without park-and-ride services."
He said the scheme kept more than 2,000 cars out of the centre of the city every day.
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