DROITWICH Spa shoppers will not benefit from a free Christmas car parking scheme that near neighbours in Bromsgrove enjoy.

Wychavon District Council is charging normal pay and display charges at its town car parks during the festive season.

The free Yuletide parking scheme was dropped in 1997.

Instead, the authority now makes a donation to Droitwich Spa Town Council and cash is used to fund Christmas illuminations.

Bromsgrove District Council offers motorists free use of all its car parks on the last three Saturdays before Christmas.