Free parking for coronavirus jabs RESIDENTS driving into Blackburn or Darwen to get their coronavirus vaccination will be able to park for free in various sites across the borough, the council has announced. From tomorrow (January 18) several council-owned car parks will be allocated by the local authority to support the roll out of the NHS’s vaccination programme. It comes as Blackburn Cathedral opens as a mass vaccination centre on the same day. Other vaccination centres are already up and running. A council spokesman said: To make it quicker and easier for residents to be vaccinated, we’re offering FREE parking at sites across the borough from Monday.