Arndale Center Parking.......? - Page 2

harwood red · 30-04-2006, 08:59

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Originally Posted by Cyfr

It amazes me how they believe it's good for the businesses of Accrington to put a time limit on one of the few close parking locations....

I think they need to put some time limit with it being free, otherwise if there wasn't time limit people who work in accy would be parking on there all day so there would be no spaces for shoppers!!

And before anyone shouts at me if I worked in accy and there was no time limit I would certainly park on there

andrewb · 30-04-2006, 09:16

Well surly theres another way to do it that dosn't affect ordinary shoppers? The amount of times i've heard my grandma say 'quick I better get back to the car now as the times running out' and going home, rather than carrying on shopping..

harwood red · 30-04-2006, 09:17

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Originally Posted by Cyfr

Well surly theres another way to do it that dosn't affect ordinary shoppers? The amount of times i've heard my grandma say 'quick I better get back to the car now as the times running out' and going home, rather than carrying on shopping..

Well if thats the case I would just go back to my car with the shopping I had got up till then, put it in the boot and alter the disc then back to the shopping!!

mez · 30-04-2006, 09:22

bet its not that simple h/r ...bet they clock the registration ......wouldn't suprise me...........top floor park allday free no probs mmmmmm now gonna lose my space .

SPUGGIE J · 30-04-2006, 09:45

If there was enough free parking in or close to the town centre this issue would not have cropped up. As Cyfr points out people are just dashing round then back to the car which cant help businesses as they need people to brows their goods. As for the "parking fascists" one guy I know who worked for them says there are "alledged" targets set for how many "captures" you make per day. Dosnt in my view help anyone wether shopper shop owner or the town one iota!!!

katex · 30-04-2006, 12:13

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Originally Posted by Cyfr

Well surly theres another way to do it that dosn't affect ordinary shoppers? The amount of times i've heard my grandma say 'quick I better get back to the car now as the times running out' and going home, rather than carrying on shopping..

Well, I think it is all very sensible, can go on higher floors if wish to stay longer and there is a lift ya' know. We would be grumbling if the town centre workers were parking there all day, wouldn't we? so that shoppers couldn't get near to the shops.

Can always get on side streets which aren't too far away, compared with say the walk from a car park in other towns to the centre.

Enough time to get round the limitation of shops in Accy anyway !!

At least it is free and not paying heavy charges, yer Gran would be worrying more if she was slipping into the next period of time incurring more charges, and sounds like she has got a lovely grandson to help her with the shopping.