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Post by wakemanender on Aug 5, 2019 16:03:10 GMT 1
Going back to the Gay Meadow days (I wish) I cant really recall any parking issues. There was only a very small club car park and no such thing as residents parking permits in built up areas near the ground such as Monkmoor and Belle Vue. The Abbey Forgate car park was popular as was parking around the Abbey Church especially for the visiting of the local pubs for those making a day of it. Shouldn't really keep harping on about the Gay Meadow days but don't think we really appreciated at the time how parking can affect the matchday experience.
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Post by wakemanender on Aug 5, 2019 16:06:59 GMT 1
Parking should be available on a park and ride basis from Rolands drive.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2019 16:12:08 GMT 1
The choice is park elsewhere Mr Downward, now you’re just being a penis arnt you! Before the club designated this match day parking you could easily argue that because fans were not using the facility for what it was intended. But by designating this match day parking and formalising it by charging and staffing it, the club are knowingly put people in danger and encouraging that practice. So up yours😘👍
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Post by mattmw on Aug 5, 2019 17:40:24 GMT 1
But, as with Sutton Farm, if they shout too much and too loudly about it restrictions are likely to be imposed. Then where will fans park? There really aren't any other residential areas around without having a much longer walk, which for some people may not be practical. We'll have to park on these new housing estates that are shooting up along Oteley Road. It's not as if those residents didn't know there was a football stadium nearby when they bought their houses ….. Why can't the club organise a P&R on the Business Park - it's just a bit far to walk for most but would be a very short coach hop and has lots of spaces away from any residents. If you go back to the original travel plan that was submitted as part of the planning application the club made all sorts of commitments to pay for park and ride options around the town. Some did get implemented and then withdrawn, others never really got off the ground. Was always rather surprised the Council didn’t enforce that element of the planning application more strictly Under local government rules residents can ask for a permit scheme to be introduced if parking becomes a problem, if it has local support through a referendum (always a good way to sort things out) so could well see a lot of requests in Meole and Oteley Road for these schemes if parking becomes an issue on match days
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Post by staffordshrew on Aug 5, 2019 17:51:56 GMT 1
I hope that if the residents get permit parking it comes with a large annual fee for the permits, serve 'em right for buying a place near a football club and not expecting 20 odd days a season when people park sensibly outside your house.
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Post by The Shropshire Tenor on Aug 5, 2019 18:00:08 GMT 1
I park at The Red Barn, have a pint, then walk to the ground. It takes 20 minutes.
Sometimes, like Saturday I’ll go to the cemetery, tidy up my parents grave and leave the car there while I go to the game.
I can’t understand why people are so reluctant to walk anywhere.
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Post by stuttgartershrew on Aug 5, 2019 18:09:39 GMT 1
There is no choice because there's no pavement along stretches of the access road. The construction work also means pedestrians have to negotiate the roundabout by the petrol station. Less than ideal. The choice is park elsewhere You can't say that if it has been designated official match day parking. If its open then it should be safe. Simple as.
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Post by staffordshrew on Aug 5, 2019 18:15:17 GMT 1
I park at The Red Barn, have a pint, then walk to the ground. It takes 20 minutes. Sometimes, like Saturday I’ll go to the cemetery, tidy up my parents grave and leave the car there while I go to the game. I can’t understand why people are so reluctant to walk anywhere. I will walk to the ends of the earth to save a £5 parking charge , plus I think that those less able bodied should be able to find a space a bit closer.
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Post by venceremos on Aug 5, 2019 18:47:00 GMT 1
I park at The Red Barn, have a pint, then walk to the ground. It takes 20 minutes. Sometimes, like Saturday I’ll go to the cemetery, tidy up my parents grave and leave the car there while I go to the game. I can’t understand why people are so reluctant to walk anywhere. I will walk to the ends of the earth to save a £5 parking charge , plus I think that those less able bodied should be able to find a space a bit closer. Haha, I'm a bit like that too. What actual sanction is there for parking in a "no matchday parking" zone? How could they know who's a resident/visitor and who's gone to the football?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2019 18:53:21 GMT 1
I can’t understand why people are so reluctant to walk anywhere. Yep, there's plenty of free and non-restrictive parking within 15/20 minutes of the ground. For those who are able.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2019 19:37:17 GMT 1
Exactly. If someone parks and blocks access or prevents someone getting out then ticket them or tow their vehicle away. But if people park considerately on a quiet public road what on earth is wrong with that? I accept it might be a temporary inconvenience for residents but we all have to deal with those from time to time. It's once a fortnight, about 20 times a year, and it's something that's important to the town and a lot of its residents. Nobody's entitled to a specific parking space on a public road. All that will happen if they enforce parking controls on the Meole estate is that the "problem" will move to another area. Live and let live - too much to ask? In the main, it's a bunch of entitled old t*ssers who think the piece of road outside their home is reserved for them, and them only. We don't see eye to eye on many things. But Martin is bang on. So long as parking is not blocking people's drives, is dangerous or is on a double yellow why in flying **** should these people receive the luxuries of parking regulations. Literally millions of people in this country don't so why do the residents of Meole or Sutton deserve this privilege....
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2019 20:26:31 GMT 1
I've mentioned this before, but it's the hypocrisy that sticks in my throat.
Every Sunday cars are parked on the Wenlock Rd when people go to church by the Peacock.
Not a peep.
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Post by staffordshrew on Aug 5, 2019 20:52:03 GMT 1
I've mentioned this before, but it's the hypocrisy that sticks in my throat. Every Sunday cars are parked on the Wenlock Rd when people go to church by the Peacock. Not a peep. WATP (with thanks to Czarcasm, S2G)
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Post by LetchworthShrew on Aug 5, 2019 21:54:07 GMT 1
But, as with Sutton Farm, if they shout too much and too loudly about it restrictions are likely to be imposed. Then where will fans park? There really aren't any other residential areas around without having a much longer walk, which for some people may not be practical. We'll have to park on these new housing estates that are shooting up along Oteley Road. It's not as if those residents didn't know there was a football stadium nearby when they bought their houses ….. Why can't the club organise a P&R on the Business Park - it's just a bit far to walk for most but would be a very short coach hop and has lots of spaces away from any residents. We came up for the Dundee United game and the entrances to the Bellway Homes (i think) estate were manned and signs were across the entrances saying no matchday parking!!!
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Post by stfcfan87 on Aug 6, 2019 0:26:36 GMT 1
I've mentioned this before, but it's the hypocrisy that sticks in my throat. Every Sunday cars are parked on the Wenlock Rd when people go to church by the Peacock. Not a peep. Even one person parking outside that particular church often causes no end of congestion and tail backs on that road and the roundabout because wenlock road isn't then wide enough for two lanes of traffic to get past. But it's a church so nothing gets said for some reason
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Post by davycrockett on Aug 6, 2019 7:43:37 GMT 1
I will walk to the ends of the earth to save a £5 parking charge , plus I think that those less able bodied should be able to find a space a bit closer. Haha, I'm a bit like that too. What actual sanction is there for parking in a "no matchday parking" zone? How could they know who's a resident/visitor and who's gone to the football? None! Those signs are advisory and not inforceable..... Meole estate were offered a ‘Residents Only’ scheme but as every household has to pay for a permit unlike Sutton Farm wasn’t taken up.
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Post by davycrockett on Aug 6, 2019 7:46:42 GMT 1
We'll have to park on these new housing estates that are shooting up along Oteley Road. It's not as if those residents didn't know there was a football stadium nearby when they bought their houses ….. Why can't the club organise a P&R on the Business Park - it's just a bit far to walk for most but would be a very short coach hop and has lots of spaces away from any residents. We came up for the Dundee United game and the entrances to the Bellway Homes (i think) estate were manned and signs were across the entrances saying no matchday parking!!! You could have just ignored them and parked anyway, no powers to do anything. A bit like you can’t stop people parking outside your house if it on a public road / estate....
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Post by staffordshrew on Aug 6, 2019 9:15:20 GMT 1
We came up for the Dundee United game and the entrances to the Bellway Homes (i think) estate were manned and signs were across the entrances saying no matchday parking!!! You could have just ignored them and parked anyway, no powers to do anything. A bit like you can’t stop people parking outside your house if it on a public road / estate.... What's the position with the Bellway estate though, have the roads been adopted as public roads?
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Post by davycrockett on Aug 7, 2019 8:36:38 GMT 1
You could have just ignored them and parked anyway, no powers to do anything. A bit like you can’t stop people parking outside your house if it on a public road / estate.... What's the position with the Bellway estate though, have the roads been adopted as public roads? They will be ..... I’m not advocating parking on these estates just pointing out the square signs are advisory / a request but not enforceable...If you park considerately your not breaking any law. The developers are trying to ‘ban’ parking with signs to satisfy their buyers that match day parking won’t be a problem. Most considerate fans follow the ‘advice’ so I guess everyone’s happy.
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Post by stuttgartershrew on Aug 15, 2019 9:43:40 GMT 1
Is it the same again for this Saturday, anyone know? Is it a permanent fixture now?
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Post by El Huracán!!!! on Aug 15, 2019 9:50:21 GMT 1
What's the position with the Bellway estate though, have the roads been adopted as public roads? They will be ..... I’m not advocating parking on these estates just pointing out the square signs are advisory / a request but not enforceable...If you park considerately your not breaking any law. The developers are trying to ‘ban’ parking with signs to satisfy their buyers that match day parking won’t be a problem. Most considerate fans follow the ‘advice’ so I guess everyone’s happy. I would not risk parking their until the estates are finished and the roads public. After that there is no leagal reason why you cant park on the new estates, unless they get resident parking permits like at Sutton Farm... which I suspect they wont.
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Post by bayston32 on Aug 15, 2019 10:25:26 GMT 1
Some good news that will help those who get free parking and walk to the ground is that a local taxi firm are in talks with a company that supply tuk tuks and will operate around the town on most weekends .
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Post by tvor on Aug 15, 2019 11:24:25 GMT 1
Is it the same again for this Saturday, anyone know? Is it a permanent fixture now? Yes it's a permanent fixture now.
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Post by Minormorris64 on Aug 15, 2019 12:18:12 GMT 1
I park at The Red Barn, have a pint, then walk to the ground. It takes 20 minutes. Sometimes, like Saturday I’ll go to the cemetery, tidy up my parents grave and leave the car there while I go to the game. I can’t understand why people are so reluctant to walk anywhere. We used to have a couple in the Red Barn, park there and walk to the GM, and the same in reverse and then home...ahhh happy days.
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Post by venceremos on Aug 15, 2019 17:07:49 GMT 1
I park at The Red Barn, have a pint, then walk to the ground. It takes 20 minutes. Sometimes, like Saturday I’ll go to the cemetery, tidy up my parents grave and leave the car there while I go to the game. I can’t understand why people are so reluctant to walk anywhere. We used to have a couple in the Red Barn, park there and walk to the GM, and the same in reverse and then home...ahhh happy days. Google maps says it was a 23 minute walk to Gay Meadow (1.2 miles) from the Red Barn, and 27 minutes (1.3 miles) to MW Meadow. No more than a couple of hundred yards further to help walk off those pints …..
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