decriminalisation of parking

chillitt · 18-11-2006, 05:51 PM

the council is bringing another marvelous parking scheme to warwick. oh, joy. briefly... pay and display on street parking, with permits for residents, over the whole town centre. this will do wonders for people trying to park in the town centre. how have they achieved this masterpiece? by banning anyone who works in warwick from parking any closer to the centre than the racecourse, or st nicks park. genius. i run a shop in the town centre, and, due to our excellent customer service, we will deliver heavier items to the customer, so its nice if the transport isnt too far away. not any more! the chap on the stand in the market place informed me that i should; deliver after hours(in my own time..) park further away, pay more, oh, and the business should pay for the season ticket. so to all my customers, sorry, service just got worse,and prices will be going up. but at least you will be able to park right outside.

yours wholey unimpressed of warwick

**Will** · 18-11-2006, 06:12 PM

Once again we're all reaping the rewards of the government handing matters of parking over to the local councils. In the name of 'better parking' or 'better traffic control' we've seen all towns of Warwickshire punish their local residents and workers with increasingly ridiculous and greedy schemes.

It's definately time we started standing up to these councils.

chillitt · 18-11-2006, 07:07 PM

i tried today.. i think i may have been a little harsh....

i think i may be harsh with them again...

18-11-2006, 09:44 PM

Hope they get it better than Stratford.
The district council were unable to state that

"To get 20 minutes free parking, you MUST display a free ticket from the machine"

in plain English, so just decided it was easier to charge...

chillitt · 18-11-2006, 10:07 PM

apparently its exactly the same as stratford (even though they claim to be at the consultation phase....

)

Madhatter · 20-11-2006, 12:35 AM

Lost again. don't you hve long stay car parks for shop owners on the edge so that shoppers, your customers that buy fro,m you can park in the nearer short stay car parks? I also dont get why you can't just park outside to load, theres no reason to stop loading unloading for the whole of opening hours, the centre part of opening hours is adequate for any town centre.

chillitt · 20-11-2006, 02:16 PM

ok.. if i can park a sensible distance from the shop, i can 'pop out' with a delivery as and when the customer asks. if i have to park the other side of town, then that adds 40 minutes or so to the time i am gone. i am the only one there most days. yes i can still load outside the shop, but its no longer viable to close the shop long enough to do that.
it would appear the council have done some serious indepth research and found there is exactly the number of spaces in the town centre required for visitors, and none left for anyone else (except council employees who have a private car park

) ?That or this is another ill thought out plan from the masters of ill thought out plans. (and by the way, did that jag in the loading bay all day saturday really belong to the man telling me where i could park???

)

n.b. my objection to this is in no way related to a desire to walk as short a distance as possible. no matter where i park my car, i walk my dogs for better part of 2 hours a day.

**Shizara** · 20-11-2006, 10:23 PM

You will just have to invent a teleport and you won't need a delivery van - thereby saving on running costs and potential parking tickets. Everything could be teleported and whilst you are at it you could teleport yourself to work and back, saving on shoes by not having to walk from a distant carpark and a saving on patience no longer needing to weave around the general public that mill around like Brown's cows on a country road heading for a fresh field and munching the grass on the side of the road on the way. This means of moving goods and transportation might qualify for greenie benefits too.

chillitt · 21-11-2006, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shizara

You will just have to invent a teleport and you won't need a delivery van - thereby saving on running costs and potential parking tickets. Everything could be teleported and whilst you are at it you could teleport yourself to work and back, saving on shoes by not having to walk from a distant carpark and a saving on patience no longer needing to weave around the general public that mill around like Brown's cows on a country road heading for a fresh field and munching the grass on the side of the road on the way. This means of moving goods and transportation might qualify for greenie benefits too.

its a good idea, but i might wear it out teleporting the council somewhere 'nice'....

Toad · 28-11-2006, 09:55 PM

Chillit, you really have to lodge an objection. The Chamber of Trade is fighting hard to get revisions to this loony plan but the more individuals that also write with objections the more weight will be given. Like the ill-starred traffic plan of a couple of years ago it can be changed - but only if people stand up and shout!! Don't rely on others, get a letter in by 8th December - it could make a difference.

18-11-2006, 05:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
chillitt Running on empty Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: warwick Posts: 444	decriminalisation of parking the council is bringing another marvelous parking scheme to warwick. oh, joy. briefly... pay and display on street parking, with permits for residents, over the whole town centre. this will do wonders for people trying to park in the town centre. how have they achieved this masterpiece? by banning anyone who works in warwick from parking any closer to the centre than the racecourse, or st nicks park. genius. i run a shop in the town centre, and, due to our excellent customer service, we will deliver heavier items to the customer, so its nice if the transport isnt too far away. not any more! the chap on the stand in the market place informed me that i should; deliver after hours(in my own time..) park further away, pay more, oh, and the business should pay for the season ticket. so to all my customers, sorry, service just got worse,and prices will be going up. but at least you will be able to park right outside. yours wholey unimpressed of warwick

18-11-2006, 06:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
Will Administrator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Stratford Upon Avon Posts: 917	Once again we're all reaping the rewards of the government handing matters of parking over to the local councils. In the name of 'better parking' or 'better traffic control' we've seen all towns of Warwickshire punish their local residents and workers with increasingly ridiculous and greedy schemes. It's definately time we started standing up to these councils. __________________ --==Forum Admin Will==-- Your Friendly Forum Admin. - Contact me.

20-11-2006, 12:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
Madhatter Chatterbox Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Atherstone Posts: 397	Lost again. don't you hve long stay car parks for shop owners on the edge so that shoppers, your customers that buy fro,m you can park in the nearer short stay car parks? I also dont get why you can't just park outside to load, theres no reason to stop loading unloading for the whole of opening hours, the centre part of opening hours is adequate for any town centre. __________________ Madhatter

20-11-2006, 10:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
Shizara Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Nuneaton Posts: 1,159	You will just have to invent a teleport and you won't need a delivery van - thereby saving on running costs and potential parking tickets. Everything could be teleported and whilst you are at it you could teleport yourself to work and back, saving on shoes by not having to walk from a distant carpark and a saving on patience no longer needing to weave around the general public that mill around like Brown's cows on a country road heading for a fresh field and munching the grass on the side of the road on the way. This means of moving goods and transportation might qualify for greenie benefits too. __________________ Cool

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18-11-2006, 07:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
chillitt Running on empty Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: warwick Posts: 444	i tried today.. i think i may have been a little harsh.... i think i may be harsh with them again...

18-11-2006, 09:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
Unregistered Posts: n/a	Hope they get it better than Stratford. The district council were unable to state that "To get 20 minutes free parking, you MUST display a free ticket from the machine" in plain English, so just decided it was easier to charge...

18-11-2006, 10:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
chillitt Running on empty Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: warwick Posts: 444	apparently its exactly the same as stratford (even though they claim to be at the consultation phase.... )

20-11-2006, 02:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
chillitt Running on empty Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: warwick Posts: 444	ok.. if i can park a sensible distance from the shop, i can 'pop out' with a delivery as and when the customer asks. if i have to park the other side of town, then that adds 40 minutes or so to the time i am gone. i am the only one there most days. yes i can still load outside the shop, but its no longer viable to close the shop long enough to do that. it would appear the council have done some serious indepth research and found there is exactly the number of spaces in the town centre required for visitors, and none left for anyone else (except council employees who have a private car park ) ?That or this is another ill thought out plan from the masters of ill thought out plans. (and by the way, did that jag in the loading bay all day saturday really belong to the man telling me where i could park??? ) n.b. my objection to this is in no way related to a desire to walk as short a distance as possible. no matter where i park my car, i walk my dogs for better part of 2 hours a day.

28-11-2006, 09:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
Toad Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Warwick Posts: 52	Chillit, you really have to lodge an objection. The Chamber of Trade is fighting hard to get revisions to this loony plan but the more individuals that also write with objections the more weight will be given. Like the ill-starred traffic plan of a couple of years ago it can be changed - but only if people stand up and shout!! Don't rely on others, get a letter in by 8th December - it could make a difference.