New parking disc rules introduced at Coop Skogstorp in Eskilstuna

At Coop Skogstorp, customers now have free parking for two hours when using a parking disc, but if they want to park longer than two hours, they must pay using a parking app. According to Eskilstuna-Kuriren, Mikael Söderström described that the decision to implement the new rules was made by the property owner, and it is nothing the store opposes, though he noted they have seen a little problem with certain parking behaviors, though the specific issues remain unclear. Nearby, the parking lot outside Skogsängen's IP sports facility in Eskilstuna is often completely full, even when the sports facility is empty, and the parking situation can be so tight that neither active participants nor leaders have anywhere to park.

According to Eskilstuna-Kuriren, Mikael Jeppe described that it can be so tight that neither active participants nor leaders have anywhere to park, and it looks like this directly in the morning and then it's full all day – and sometimes longer than that, though how severe the chaos gets at its worst is not specified. In Leksand, Hemköp is introducing a parking disc system to stop parking chaos, with the change expected to make a difference during Leksands IF's home matches in Tegera Arena, as for a long time, commuters and hockey supporters have been able to park for free on one of the last unregulated parking spots in central Leksand. The exact start date for this system is unknown, and it is unclear how it will be enforced or what penalties apply for violations.

According to Eskilstuna-Kuriren, Olavi Kyyasjärvi described learning the lesson the hard way and always having a disc in place in the windshield. Whether the municipality will implement a similar parking disc system at Skogsängen's IP, as suggested by Mikael Jeppe, remains uncertain.