BUSY commuters are being offered a new way to beat shop queues – with the first park-and-ride delivery service.
Nottingham City Council has teamed up with the Asda Home Shopping Centre in Bulwell to offer a "click and collect" point at Queen's Drive.
The scheme, which starts on Monday, will give people the chance to order shopping online and then pick it up when they return to their car at the end of the day.
Councillor Jane Urquhart, council lead on planning and transport, hopes it will ease traffic congestion.
She said: "We understand the time it can take to do a full weekly shop, especially after work when the traffic congestion is typically at its worst.
"Being able to get dropped off at your car via the park-and-ride buses, to have your shopping waiting for you is not only a time-saving solution but also helps to reduce the number of vehicles on the city's roads."
The service will be available Monday to Saturday from 8am to 8pm.
An Asda delivery van will be at the park-and-ride site throughout the day with orders arriving every two hours.
David Miclkethwaite, 64, of Sherwood, uses the Queen's Drive site when he visits the Queen's Medical Centre.
"I can see how it would be helpful but I'm not sure I'd use it myself because I prefer to see what I'm buying," he said.
"I'm sure it will be very popular with the people who use the park and ride on a daily basis, though."
Asda announced in June that it planned to expand its click and collect service to park and rides, universities, business parks and train stations.
The new point at Queen's Drive is the first one to come to fruition.
Asda Home Shopping Centre manager Richard Jackson said: "After a great amount of planning and organisation we are proud to present the first-ever click and collect service situated at a park and ride. Not only does this encourage people to use the park and ride, we also hope to decrease the amount of road miles as well.
"We are really grateful for the council's participation in the launch and everyone is looking forward to getting the scheme underway."
