The BAD PARKING thread [vol4]
Discussion
Mr Tidy said:
IME of living in Sutton years ago, taking my Mum to the Marsden for 2 lumpectomy's, a mastectomy and countless follow-up appointments and my sister living in that Borough now they'd never consider widening the road, even though there is only wasteland to the right. After all it wouldn't generate any revenue.
The parking on the pavement on the left is a concession to residents who pay for a permit, but the Council sell more than twice as many permits as there are spaces so they are on a winner.
There is F-All there apart from the Marsden but most residential roads nearby have double yellow lines so the Marsden can rinse patients for £2 an hour even if they have a Blue Badge, unless they get lucky with one of the four free wheelchair accessible spaces that aren't at the bottom of a steep hill.
I got lucky with those a couple of times, but usually had to drop Mum off in the ambulance bay in her wheelchair, park up the hill and then go back to her - and pay to escape.
Charging anyone going there for treatment is a disgrace.
Sorry, rant over.
The parking on the pavement on the left is a concession to residents who pay for a permit, but the Council sell more than twice as many permits as there are spaces so they are on a winner.
There is F-All there apart from the Marsden but most residential roads nearby have double yellow lines so the Marsden can rinse patients for £2 an hour even if they have a Blue Badge, unless they get lucky with one of the four free wheelchair accessible spaces that aren't at the bottom of a steep hill.
I got lucky with those a couple of times, but usually had to drop Mum off in the ambulance bay in her wheelchair, park up the hill and then go back to her - and pay to escape.
Charging anyone going there for treatment is a disgrace.
Sorry, rant over.
Paid to park at St Helier yesterday.
Hospital parking should be free, if you are going into the hospital. People would obviously abuse it if there wasn't that caveat, because they are s
ts - guarantee people would park in the Marsden to use the train from Belmont without some sort of restriction. But it shouldn't be charged. Nobody is going to hospital for the fun of it, and it's not the time and place to make a stand on forcing the use of public transport.
Couldn t catch a picture as I was driving but went past a Shogun parked up on the side of the road completely over the footpath in, or near to, Shipston-on-Stour.
It s okay though the owner had been so kind to put one of these signs behind it telling all pedestrians to walk on the road around the car!
It s okay though the owner had been so kind to put one of these signs behind it telling all pedestrians to walk on the road around the car!
Edited by Sixpackpert on Monday 4th May 20:46
There's some selfish parking on our estate - people park half (ish) on the pavement presumably to help traffic flow, but it doesn't.
Recently it's got worse, with some utterly terrible parking which would hamper anyone with mobility issues, a kid on a bike or in a buggy.
However, it reached a new nadir yesterday when I set off for a run to find this.....
I had to turn sideways to fit through the gap! The van on the drive is huge and overhangs onto the pavement, the visiting van is also huge and is always an issue when it comes.
I folded the mirror in on the van on the road and carried on with my run, but the selfish entitlement of it bothered me more than it usually does because this was so egregious. So when I came back, I thought about it carefully, came up with a plan and... knocked on the door!
A woman answered and I asked if the van on the road belonged to this house. She looked at me, went back in and spoke to someone in the front room. A chap came out and the conversation went like this:
Me: Hello mate. Is that your van on the road?
Chap: Yes
Me: Look, I don't want to make a fuss, but no one can get past it. I had to turn sideways, so anyone on a mobility scooter or with a buggy is stuffed.
Chap: Oh, really? Sorry. I'll move it up the road
Me: That's great. Thanks for being sound about it
Chap: No problem
I'm calling that a British success!
I was ready to go to Defcon 1, but I reckon it's better to start polite and avoid escalation if possible, and it worked.
I walked back home and sure enough, a minute or two later, the chap moved the van. I did smile, as it was too big to fit outside the house he was visiting without blocking next door's drive, so he shifted it 50 metres up the road and parked the eyesore outside some other poor beggar's place, ruining their view
Hopefully he'll park it with a little more consideration next time
Recently it's got worse, with some utterly terrible parking which would hamper anyone with mobility issues, a kid on a bike or in a buggy.
However, it reached a new nadir yesterday when I set off for a run to find this.....
I had to turn sideways to fit through the gap! The van on the drive is huge and overhangs onto the pavement, the visiting van is also huge and is always an issue when it comes.
I folded the mirror in on the van on the road and carried on with my run, but the selfish entitlement of it bothered me more than it usually does because this was so egregious. So when I came back, I thought about it carefully, came up with a plan and... knocked on the door!
A woman answered and I asked if the van on the road belonged to this house. She looked at me, went back in and spoke to someone in the front room. A chap came out and the conversation went like this:
Me: Hello mate. Is that your van on the road?
Chap: Yes
Me: Look, I don't want to make a fuss, but no one can get past it. I had to turn sideways, so anyone on a mobility scooter or with a buggy is stuffed.
Chap: Oh, really? Sorry. I'll move it up the road
Me: That's great. Thanks for being sound about it
Chap: No problem
I'm calling that a British success!
I was ready to go to Defcon 1, but I reckon it's better to start polite and avoid escalation if possible, and it worked.
I walked back home and sure enough, a minute or two later, the chap moved the van. I did smile, as it was too big to fit outside the house he was visiting without blocking next door's drive, so he shifted it 50 metres up the road and parked the eyesore outside some other poor beggar's place, ruining their view
Hopefully he'll park it with a little more consideration next time
Edited by ChickenvanGuy on Tuesday 5th May 08:04
ChickenvanGuy said:
I did smile, as it was too big to fit outside the house he was visiting without blocking next door's drive, so he shifted it 50 metres up the road and parked the eyesore outside some other poor beggar's place, ruining their view
Hopefully he'll park it with a little more consideration next time
By next time, the people he's visiting will have found out where you live, and he'll park it there instead. Hopefully he'll park it with a little more consideration next time
otolith said:
Mr Tidy said:
IME of living in Sutton years ago, taking my Mum to the Marsden for 2 lumpectomy's, a mastectomy and countless follow-up appointments and my sister living in that Borough now they'd never consider widening the road, even though there is only wasteland to the right. After all it wouldn't generate any revenue.
The parking on the pavement on the left is a concession to residents who pay for a permit, but the Council sell more than twice as many permits as there are spaces so they are on a winner.
There is F-All there apart from the Marsden but most residential roads nearby have double yellow lines so the Marsden can rinse patients for £2 an hour even if they have a Blue Badge, unless they get lucky with one of the four free wheelchair accessible spaces that aren't at the bottom of a steep hill.
I got lucky with those a couple of times, but usually had to drop Mum off in the ambulance bay in her wheelchair, park up the hill and then go back to her - and pay to escape.
Charging anyone going there for treatment is a disgrace.
Sorry, rant over.
The parking on the pavement on the left is a concession to residents who pay for a permit, but the Council sell more than twice as many permits as there are spaces so they are on a winner.
There is F-All there apart from the Marsden but most residential roads nearby have double yellow lines so the Marsden can rinse patients for £2 an hour even if they have a Blue Badge, unless they get lucky with one of the four free wheelchair accessible spaces that aren't at the bottom of a steep hill.
I got lucky with those a couple of times, but usually had to drop Mum off in the ambulance bay in her wheelchair, park up the hill and then go back to her - and pay to escape.
Charging anyone going there for treatment is a disgrace.
Sorry, rant over.
Paid to park at St Helier yesterday.
Hospital parking should be free, if you are going into the hospital. People would obviously abuse it if there wasn't that caveat, because they are s
ts - guarantee people would park in the Marsden to use the train from Belmont without some sort of restriction. But it shouldn't be charged. Nobody is going to hospital for the fun of it, and it's not the time and place to make a stand on forcing the use of public transport.I had a long course of treatment at a hospital where the longest available parking ticket was frequently too short to cover my entire appointment (the clinic would hand out the same time to everyone, so they could mitigate against late arrivals and no-shows). Other times I'd pay for the full 3 or 4 hours and be in and out in half an hour. Some would have decided "I've paid so I might as well get my money's worth and go shopping" in that situation.
donkmeister said:
You would think they could instigate some sort of parking validation system for hospital outpatients. A unique QR code on the appointment letter, tied to the time and end of the appointment.
I had a long course of treatment at a hospital where the longest available parking ticket was frequently too short to cover my entire appointment (the clinic would hand out the same time to everyone, so they could mitigate against late arrivals and no-shows). Other times I'd pay for the full 3 or 4 hours and be in and out in half an hour. Some would have decided "I've paid so I might as well get my money's worth and go shopping" in that situation.
When my Mother and Step Father have had radiotherapy appointments, the hospital give them a pass to display so they can park right outside the building. Works well until the chap that was due to start the machine up (it needs 45 mins to warm up apparently) was off one morning meaning the appointments were nearly an hour behind. As the parking spaces are limited, relying on people being in and out in 20 mins, it got chaotic very quickly. I had a long course of treatment at a hospital where the longest available parking ticket was frequently too short to cover my entire appointment (the clinic would hand out the same time to everyone, so they could mitigate against late arrivals and no-shows). Other times I'd pay for the full 3 or 4 hours and be in and out in half an hour. Some would have decided "I've paid so I might as well get my money's worth and go shopping" in that situation.
Mr Tidy said:
I got lucky with those a couple of times, but usually had to drop Mum off in the ambulance bay in her wheelchair, park up the hill and then go back to her - and pay to escape.
Charging anyone going there for treatment is a disgrace.
Sorry, rant over.
I agree very much with this rant! I've had to have a few heart things over the years and worrying about parking - and being fleeced for it too - is dreadful. I feel so sorry for anyone having to go to hospital in the first place, particularly with things like cancer, being penalised for parking is too much to be honest. Where I live, there's no way the hospital car park could be abused by commuters or whatever, it's just for revenue.Charging anyone going there for treatment is a disgrace.
Sorry, rant over.
Pit Pony said:
I quite like this family who recently moved into our close. I particularly like the shed masquerading as a rusty white van and the old A class with a diesel that shakes like the worst 1950s Massey Fergusen. But neither are badly parked although seem to upset the resident Hyacinth Buckets. No. It's this van. Get off the f
king pavement. At least there's variation.
Pit Pony said:
Pit Pony said:
I quite like this family who recently moved into our close. I particularly like the shed masquerading as a rusty white van and the old A class with a diesel that shakes like the worst 1950s Massey Fergusen. But neither are badly parked although seem to upset the resident Hyacinth Buckets. No. It's this van. Get off the f
king pavement. At least there's variation.
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