24/7 Car Parking at two town centre car parks will be available Monday 19 May.
Lurke Street and River Street multi-storey car parks are the busiest town centre multi-storey car parks and the new 24-hour opening will provide a significant boost to the town centre, particularly for the night-time economy.
New payment machines will also be installed at Lurke Street on the same day. BedfordBID Director Christina Rowe said: "This is good news for restaurants and businesses staging evening events who want to be able to point people towards a safe late night, or overnight parking facility."