jarlrmai
Veteran
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23488437
Crazy in my opinion, who is going to time the length of stay?
Crazy in my opinion, who is going to time the length of stay?
Anyone else feel like they'll be avoiding a lot more door zones..
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AndyRM
XOXO
- Location
- North Shields
I believe this idea was implemented on Wallsend high street some time ago.
Personally I don't see a problem with it, but (like most conveniences in life) there will always be folk who extract a fair amount of urine and spoil it for everyone else.
Personally I don't see a problem with it, but (like most conveniences in life) there will always be folk who extract a fair amount of urine and spoil it for everyone else.
TonyEnjoyD
Guru
- Location
- Newcastle upon Tyne
They been doing it in Gosforth High Street for years... Without remission tho
Primal Scream
Get your rocks off
- Location
- On the road to hell
It does hurt businesses, there is a transport type cafe off the main road in Islinton that I used to frequent but it now costs £3 to park for 30 mins which means it costs me £5.90 to go for a bacon roll and a cup of tea which is not on 
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
The way that some ignore double yellow lines normally I wonder it will make much difference unless it changes from only those who don't care about the rules, to everyone; if so I will look forward to being on a bike and getting past the problems caused by those parking on double yellow lines.
MickL
Über Member
- Location
- Dudley by the Castle...
Don't come in here with a sound and reasonable solution, its just not cricket !
MossCommuter
Guru
- Location
- Salford
If it's safe to park for 15 minutes then it's safe to park full-stop and the yellow lines should be removed.
As Mosscommuter says. Either the double yellows are required or not. If not remove them, put in short stay parking bays. If they are needed, keep ‘em and if they’re parked on illegally... I’ve no problem with them being a revenue generator for the council.
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
I saw a woman this week park on double yellows on a high street .... just at the point it narrows and has zigzags for a zebra crossing. And the what was the urgent need of this woman? She had a singular bag of shoes to deliver to a charity shop - there are parking bays only 40 m before that. And a large public car park behind the shop! I think a lot of people have lost that ability to walk! (or use their brain!)
There's a big problem on the roads near my house with people parking in dangerous places (junctions, blind bends, etc) to save a walk of less than 50 yards.
The strange thing is, this isn't outside a row of shops: it's outside a park. Drivers will go to crazy lengths to stop as close as they can to an entrance to the park, then go into the park for a long walk
The strange thing is, this isn't outside a row of shops: it's outside a park. Drivers will go to crazy lengths to stop as close as they can to an entrance to the park, then go into the park for a long walk
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
Outrageous parking charges in part make up the shortfall from government cuts... should your local council get rid of 'outrageous' parking charges, they'll have to cut spending elsewhere too. IMO, if one cannot be bothered to walk, they should be paying through the nose to park.
Quite. Some councils, such as Westminster, have become so utterly dependent on income from parking fees and fines that they now earn money from them than council tax.
It's weird when a tax or whatever is introduced as a disinsentive, but then becomes so lucrative that those collecting it become dependent on it. Really the incoming from such things should be ringfenced to deal with the issues they are trying to prevent, but I don't know if with national level taxation that's even possible.
