The authority’s highways director, Martin Fletcher, said: “Figures we have obtained [from NCP] for the actual occupancy of these car parks, compared to the number of spaces available in them, show that even at the busiest times the maximum number of spaces taken is 1,321.
“Since learning of these closures on Tuesday, we have devoted considerable resources to planning our response.
“There is spare capacity of more than 2,500 spaces in the remaining NCP car parks, our own city centre multi-storeys, and Highcross car parks, which means there are more than enough alternative options available.
“We are alerting drivers to the closures and the alternative car parks using our variable message signs located at key points around the city. We are also using them to promote the city’s three park and ride services.”
The council said traffic management plans were in place should queuing occur at the city centre multi-storey car parks at the weekend and into next week, and that the area traffic control team would be monitoring traffic flows.
Fletcher added: “We recognise that visitors to Curve and the cultural quarter are used to parking in the Rutland Centre, but the Haymarket, Newarke Street and railway station car parks are less than 10 minutes’ walk away.”