Accy Vic - residents parking

[AccyLass]

Originally Posted by katex

And why not ? All motorists have paid for the roads and pavements through our taxes, why should residents get a bit of it free ? You are restricting other motorists from having the right to park on that road after all, so buy it !

Because I don't think ya need white lines on a road for it to be permit parking lol

I think one of the key points in them needing to make it permit parking around that area is football parking... there isn't enough of it... so match days, residents who work or have gone out cannot park anywhere near their house

I lived in Laneside just before we bought this house but luckily we had a drive... some of our neighbours weren't so lucky

Apart from terraced houses that have people who own 2 or 3 cars, and match days I'm not too sure the need for parking permits

[katex]

Originally Posted by AccyLass28

Because I don't think ya need white lines on a road for it to be permit parking lol

Yes you do I'm afraid, and show the bays.

It's true though Accylass, as Emamum has stated, only moves the parking to another street .. and then they will want resident parking, and so on.

[AccyLass]

Originally Posted by katex

Yes you do I'm afraid, and show the bays.

It's true though Accylass, as Emamum has stated, only moves the parking to another street .. and then they will want resident parking, and so on.

And before you know it.... it'll be up Clayton! Arghhhh! lol

Thank god for the drive

[Stumped]

I live in the hospital area and have a garage accessed from the back alley. Not too long ago I missed a vital Blackburn Hospital appointment because I couldn't get my car out of the back due to a skip at one end and some clown parking a van across the other. A white line has recently been painted across access to the back street from Heywood Road, but all too often it is ignored - even though it is an offence to cause an uneccessary obstruction to the highway. The biggest problem on my particular street is caused by two and three car households monopolising parking spaces.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by katex

It's true though Accylass, as Emamum has stated, only moves the parking to another street .. and then they will want resident parking, and so on.

That was me

[Neil]

Originally Posted by Stumped

Not too long ago I missed a vital Blackburn Hospital appointment because I couldn't get my car out of the back due to a skip at one end and some clown parking a van across the other.

Did you phone the Police and get it moved? I have had the same problem with cars parking accross my drive. The Police had to sort it out a few years ago but is has started again recently so may have to do the same.

[Mick]

Originally Posted by katex

And why not ? All motorists have paid for the roads and pavements through our taxes,

IS that why motorists park on the pavement down blackburn road

[Stumped]

The police weren't interested, said they were too busy to attend - hence my missed hospital appointment. This happened before the white line was painted and was a regular occurence until then.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by mick

IS that why motorists park on the pavement down blackburn road

was real bad this afternoon about one ish coming from town towards grammer school. i honestly thought accident or roadworks, but no twas what you are saying mick.

[BERNADETTE]

Originally Posted by cashman

was real bad this afternoon about one ish coming from town towards grammer school. i honestly thought accident or roadworks, but no twas what you are saying mick.

But nothing is ever done about it

[Neil]

Originally Posted by BERNADETTE

But nothing is ever done about it

It wants one of you to report the issue to the Police and ask for a log number. Then post the log number on here and when anyone sees the problem phone the Police again quoting that log number.

If the same incident is repeatedly reported on the same log number I think it makes their statistics look worse than several logs on the same subject. I know they sometimes try and fob me off with another log number on park issues. I always insist it is the same issue that has not been resolved and that I want them to use the original log number

I would do it but I don't get that way very often during the day.

Maybe the start of an AccyWeb crusade.

[Reamer]

[quote=AccyLass28;650037]Because I don't think ya need white lines on a road for it to be permit parking lol

I think one of the key points in them needing to make it permit parking around that area is football parking... there isn't enough of it... so match days, residents who work or have gone out cannot park anywhere near their house



It's not quite the same as matchday parking, Accylass, in that the parking congestion is everyday and not just for a couple of hours every fortnight plus the odd midweek game. The main causes appear to be overspill from the hospital car parking facilities which appear to be inadequate, cars used by the staff at the children's nursery on Haywood Rd (plus drop off/pick up traffic at start and end of day). Finally , the residents themselves, some of whom have 2,3,4 and even more cars/vehicles to one address. Also there are a growing number of company/private owned vans that are parked overnight/weekend and these seem to be getting larger and longer! (this isn't unique to this area, I know, but on terraced streets they just don't fit)

[AccyLass]

Originally Posted by Reamer

It's not quite the same as matchday parking, Accylass, in that the parking congestion is everyday and not just for a couple of hours every fortnight plus the odd midweek game. The main causes appear to be overspill from the hospital car parking facilities which appear to be inadequate, cars used by the staff at the children's nursery on Haywood Rd (plus drop off/pick up traffic at start and end of day). Finally , the residents themselves, some of whom have 2,3,4 and even more cars/vehicles to one address. Also there are a growing number of company/private owned vans that are parked overnight/weekend and these seem to be getting larger and longer!

Yeah I bet it's really annoying, I suppose the permit parking may tempt residents to having less cars, or would they just pay more for extra permits? So where as it would be back to square one
As for dropping off an picking up, I dunno if that would change even if permit parking came in would it? As they are only there a short time, there wouldn't be a parking attendant walking round constantly

[Reamer]

No , I wouldn't expect the drop off/ pick up to change either but as things stand, its just another complication to the overall problem.

[Reamer]

This scheme now appears to have hit the buffers. Not enough residents supported the proposals