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The new Piccadilly Circus Garage, which is about 500 ft. from the centre of Piccadilly Circus, was recently opened Officially. It undonbtedlY marks a step in the right direction and should proVe of conaiderable value to--people who wish to shOp or make short ealls in this part of London. It has central heating throughout,- there are waiting and changing rooms; and the charges have been so arranged that they amount to little more than what the average motorist would give to the man in charge of a public park, while the company take full responsibility and store the machines 'under cover. Tickets are given out from- an automatic machine which registers the date and the time that the car enters. From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on week-days, and froin 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturdays the charge is Is. per hour, or the standard rate, whichever is the lesser. There is a passenger lift to all floors, a road leads to the basement and to the first floor, and two fast operating eleetric lifts serve the top floors which empty cars direct into a public yard. It is Stated that a car can be carried from the top floor to the bottom in half a minute. To avoid collisions an electrical signaller shows when a car is on the ramp. A suction plant- is installed oh' each floor draiv off fumes and eltiiust gaseS..- 4 - .• .
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