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- Nov 18, 2004
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Why don't you park the second car in the road in front of the first car?
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London Road Residents Parking Consultation
- Thread starter The Large One
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Why don't you park the second car in the road in front of the first car?
You are correct, we probably will suffer, which is why I'd like to see residents' parking schemes applied City-wide as opposed to area by area. However we've already suffered with the last lot of 'improvements' so our quality of life can't get much worse. And it must be said that we DO have spare capacity during the day, it's only at night when residents return home that parking becomes a problem. So, if the London Road scheme is has a daily time limit (six o'clock say), then it may not affect us too much, but like I say we've grown used to circling the local roads in low gear looking for somewhere legal to park.
However if it's commuter parking they're worried about they could try another solution. My father-in-law lives very near to Orpington station and since the 1960s commuters have parked their cars in his road during the day and taken the train in to London. This had never been a problem (all the houses have drives and garages), but a few years ago the council decided to 'do something' to stop this - .no reason, just sheer spite. What they did was to say that there was no parking in the road Monday to Friday between 12:00 and 13:00, i.e. just for one hour in the middle of the day! Then they simply send a warden up at that hour to ticket any offenders; it's actually quite a neat solution to a problem that in this instance didn't exist.
1. It is a yellow line
2. There wouldn't be enough space for cars to get past
3. It would block the drive next to ours
Does that answer your question?
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There is parking around there though - you can always find a spot within a 5 minute walk.
Residents parking is one thing, but what about those of us that can't afford £100 for the privilege?
Residents parking is one thing, but what about those of us that can't afford £100 for the privilege?
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I agree with the sentiments already stated here that the word 'Consultation' is very dubious. I have the leaflet in front of me and it is called a questionnare.
Living on an estate at the bottom of Ditchling Road we have had a mixture of problems over the years. A variety of vehicles come onto the estate and park on verges, double yellows, in front of garages creating real problems for the residents, its mainly because its close to town and their are few spaces avalible on roads that surround us.
We have had to spend large parts of our estates develoment budget on wooden posts to protect the verges and gardens and apply for double yellow lines. One current problem is that when we get illegal parking that blocks the entrance to the estate and access roads, no one enforces the rules. The town is full of wardens patrolling down on areas like London Road, but trying and get one to walk up the hill to an area that will not create much revenue is like trying to get me to buy a Palace shirt.
So although it will work for my estate that is down to become a fully residential zone (I already rent a council parking space for just under £20 a month), will they enforce the rules anyway.
The photos on the questionare show Wakefield place and Shaftsbury Avenue with illegaly parked cars on single yellows, parked on the curbs and across road junctions. Why not just enforce the rules now and ticket with penalty fines to stop these practices. I have concerns that this is a money generating scheme even though it benefits me and my neighours. £100 plus a year, visitors permits and meters, ka ching.
Finally I would be interested in how much money this is costing and how much the consultaion process/questionnaire is set up to support the councils scheme. Looks like a fait accompli to me.
Living on an estate at the bottom of Ditchling Road we have had a mixture of problems over the years. A variety of vehicles come onto the estate and park on verges, double yellows, in front of garages creating real problems for the residents, its mainly because its close to town and their are few spaces avalible on roads that surround us.
We have had to spend large parts of our estates develoment budget on wooden posts to protect the verges and gardens and apply for double yellow lines. One current problem is that when we get illegal parking that blocks the entrance to the estate and access roads, no one enforces the rules. The town is full of wardens patrolling down on areas like London Road, but trying and get one to walk up the hill to an area that will not create much revenue is like trying to get me to buy a Palace shirt.
So although it will work for my estate that is down to become a fully residential zone (I already rent a council parking space for just under £20 a month), will they enforce the rules anyway.
The photos on the questionare show Wakefield place and Shaftsbury Avenue with illegaly parked cars on single yellows, parked on the curbs and across road junctions. Why not just enforce the rules now and ticket with penalty fines to stop these practices. I have concerns that this is a money generating scheme even though it benefits me and my neighours. £100 plus a year, visitors permits and meters, ka ching.
Finally I would be interested in how much money this is costing and how much the consultaion process/questionnaire is set up to support the councils scheme. Looks like a fait accompli to me.