Tesco Garage causing traffic chaos.
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There's a Tesco Metro/ Esso garage on the roundabout, the "World of Leather" roundabout as it's known locally, where the South Circular meets the A20 in South East London. This place opened fairly recently and is now so busy that there is generally a queue to get into the place that can stretch back onto the roundabout itself, causing chaos in what is already a very busy area for traffic. There are 2 major A roads that are being affected by the idiots who want to get to bloody Tescos.
Is there anything that can be done to stop this?
Is there anything that can be done to stop this?
I've seen a number of sites where Supermarket retailers (Tesco in particular) have taken over a small petrol forecourt and added a bloody great convenience supermarket to it... the site was fine managing fuel customers on 6-8 pumps, but is far too small to have sufficient parking for the volume of customers generated by the size of shop attached. Traffic just backs up on the road waiting to get in and causes jams.
What morons give planning consent for these? Have they any idea what they are doing?
What morons give planning consent for these? Have they any idea what they are doing?
This has been there for years -I used to get my lunch there.
There's plenty of parking in the streets round it, maybe if someone told the shoppers they'd not park at the garage (which does have spaces behind it).
Tbh that roundabout is s
t with or without the tesco as it's way too small to handle two major A roads (both dual carriageways) crossing.
There's plenty of parking in the streets round it, maybe if someone told the shoppers they'd not park at the garage (which does have spaces behind it).
Tbh that roundabout is s
t with or without the tesco as it's way too small to handle two major A roads (both dual carriageways) crossing.Chris Stott said:
I've seen a number of sites where Supermarket retailers (Tesco in particular) have taken over a small petrol forecourt and added a bloody great convenience supermarket to it... the site was fine managing fuel customers on 6-8 pumps, but is far too small to have sufficient parking for the volume of customers generated by the size of shop attached. Traffic just backs up on the road waiting to get in and causes jams.
What morons give planning consent for these? Have they any idea what they are doing?
The morons probably received a nice brown envelope. What morons give planning consent for these? Have they any idea what they are doing?
MarshPhantom said:
This place opened fairly recently and is now so busy that there is generally a queue to get into the place that can stretch back onto the roundabout itself, causing chaos in what is already a very busy area for traffic. There are 2 major A roads that are being affected by the idiots who want to get to bloody Tescos.
Is there anything that can be done to stop this?
Tesco have been there at least 5 years but the problem only seems to be recent for some reason. There has been a filling station on that site for as long as I can remember, I've lived up the road from there for 50 years, and there was never any problems before. I think the main issue now is the layout of the pumps, you have to enter from the S Circ whereas before when it was Cliftons you could enter from the A20 or the A205.Is there anything that can be done to stop this?
Maybe letters to the local council, MP, TfL, Highways and also the Met Police voicing your concerns, don't hold your breath though.
1.People who buy petrol and then spend 20 mins shopping.
2. People who, when all pumps are taken, park at the entrance waiting for the next pump to become free thus reducing the capacity of the forecourt by 90%!
3. People who don't realise that a knozzle will stretch over to the opposite side of their car. I can do it in my wife's XC90 so why can't the driver of a Fiesta do it?
2. People who, when all pumps are taken, park at the entrance waiting for the next pump to become free thus reducing the capacity of the forecourt by 90%!
3. People who don't realise that a knozzle will stretch over to the opposite side of their car. I can do it in my wife's XC90 so why can't the driver of a Fiesta do it?
This is the petrol garage near my gf's and one that I drive past daily and use whenever I need fuel.
The Tesco has been there for donkeys, however prior to about 6 months ago it was never competitive (on price) for fuel as the 2 shell garages towards Mottingham were 2ppl cheaper typically so as a result was never busy.
Tesco being Tesco, well Esso in this case, decided to price themselves consitantly 1p below the shell garages which were in turn previously the cheapest in the locality. Due to this and where their entrance point is (why they can't swap entrance and exit points I don't know) traffic now queues.
The Tesco has been there for donkeys, however prior to about 6 months ago it was never competitive (on price) for fuel as the 2 shell garages towards Mottingham were 2ppl cheaper typically so as a result was never busy.
Tesco being Tesco, well Esso in this case, decided to price themselves consitantly 1p below the shell garages which were in turn previously the cheapest in the locality. Due to this and where their entrance point is (why they can't swap entrance and exit points I don't know) traffic now queues.
Unfortunately we probably have a lot more of this to look forward to.
Forecasts are that the Super/Hypermarket sector will continue to shrink slightly and the convenience sector is set to be the primary area of growth in food retailing over the next 10 years... so expect to see more of the big 4 opening these sorts of stores.
Forecasts are that the Super/Hypermarket sector will continue to shrink slightly and the convenience sector is set to be the primary area of growth in food retailing over the next 10 years... so expect to see more of the big 4 opening these sorts of stores.
GreatGranny said:
1.People who buy petrol and then spend 20 mins shopping.
2. People who, when all pumps are taken, park at the entrance waiting for the next pump to become free thus reducing the capacity of the forecourt by 90%!
3. People who don't realise that a knozzle will stretch over to the opposite side of their car. I can do it in my wife's XC90 so why can't the driver of a Fiesta do it?
All of these...2. People who, when all pumps are taken, park at the entrance waiting for the next pump to become free thus reducing the capacity of the forecourt by 90%!
3. People who don't realise that a knozzle will stretch over to the opposite side of their car. I can do it in my wife's XC90 so why can't the driver of a Fiesta do it?
Does my bloody head in.
sjc said:
GreatGranny said:
1.People who buy petrol and then spend 20 mins shopping.
2. People who, when all pumps are taken, park at the entrance waiting for the next pump to become free thus reducing the capacity of the forecourt by 90%!
3. People who don't realise that a knozzle will stretch over to the opposite side of their car. I can do it in my wife's XC90 so why can't the driver of a Fiesta do it?
All of these...2. People who, when all pumps are taken, park at the entrance waiting for the next pump to become free thus reducing the capacity of the forecourt by 90%!
3. People who don't realise that a knozzle will stretch over to the opposite side of their car. I can do it in my wife's XC90 so why can't the driver of a Fiesta do it?
Does my bloody head in.
GreatGranny said:
3. People who don't realise that a knozzle will stretch over to the opposite side of their car. I can do it in my wife's XC90 so why can't the driver of a Fiesta do it?
One time it wouldn't reach over my focus! rather embarrassing having to reverse back from the pump and use the other side 
RizzoTheRat said:
Probably the same morons who leave their car sat at the pump while they spend half an hour doing their weekly shopping 
I fkin hate these bds. Totally ignorant of anyone but themselves. I would like to be a driver of a large forklift who is allowed to pick their cars up and drop them over a very high wall. There's an express which screws everything up at Booker, High Wycombe.
It's a few hundred yards from a roundabout and zebra crossing, so when someone wants to turn into the small carpark and avoid the massive hole in the tarmac (bump-stop tester at 5mph job) the traffic back up. 2 car lengths back is the zebra crossing, another car length is the roundabout. Frequent queues way before the roundabout as people sit on it and wait for things to move!
Our massive ASDA frequently brings traffic to a halt on random days, normally when they bosh their fuel down by 6ppl (fking always the day after I've brimmed the missus and my tanks and paid £180 for the pleasure, bds) as a promo
It's a few hundred yards from a roundabout and zebra crossing, so when someone wants to turn into the small carpark and avoid the massive hole in the tarmac (bump-stop tester at 5mph job) the traffic back up. 2 car lengths back is the zebra crossing, another car length is the roundabout. Frequent queues way before the roundabout as people sit on it and wait for things to move!
Our massive ASDA frequently brings traffic to a halt on random days, normally when they bosh their fuel down by 6ppl (f
king always the day after I've brimmed the missus and my tanks and paid £180 for the pleasure, bds) as a promoGassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff