New Parking Spaces
Discussion
Hi , i would really appreciate the few of others on this. I have attached pics if my description is unclear.
My close has a narrow road, that 2 cars can not pass each other side. at the end there is a T junction but the left hand side is blocked by a gate and does not offer any driveways etc. to the right is another narrow road, that used to allow parking on one side at a time, this was amended a few years back (when residential parking permits were introduced "kerching $$") to allow parking on both sides, with the cars half parked on the pavements.( which at the time i thought was odd as it restricted pavement space for wheelchairs ) again this means that only one car can pass at a time.
This actually worked quite well as when leaving my close ( turning right ) you could pull into the space opposite the close, and if someone was already coming down the road, you could wait till they had passed.
In the last few days the council have added additional parking markings, directly opposite the close effectively on the junction *(Where the blue and grey cars are ) it is now impossible to enter the road, and to pull to one side if another vehicle is coming, and if they are coming into the close, you would need to reverse back into the close and probably back up your own driveway.
This problem is compounded by others parking at night-time and weekends outside of authorised bays right on the double yellowed corners , effectively making the turn in or out of the close 90 degrees.
The pics i have taken were at a particularly non busy time but at weekends and evenings, there are no spaces
I maybe cynical but it seems the council are just happy to sell more residential parking permits and feel up as much space as they can.
I realise that the parking is legal as they are marked bays, but just don't see how someone could think this makes any sense !
Exiting the Close
Left Turn
Right Turn
Exit
My close has a narrow road, that 2 cars can not pass each other side. at the end there is a T junction but the left hand side is blocked by a gate and does not offer any driveways etc. to the right is another narrow road, that used to allow parking on one side at a time, this was amended a few years back (when residential parking permits were introduced "kerching $$") to allow parking on both sides, with the cars half parked on the pavements.( which at the time i thought was odd as it restricted pavement space for wheelchairs ) again this means that only one car can pass at a time.
This actually worked quite well as when leaving my close ( turning right ) you could pull into the space opposite the close, and if someone was already coming down the road, you could wait till they had passed.
In the last few days the council have added additional parking markings, directly opposite the close effectively on the junction *(Where the blue and grey cars are ) it is now impossible to enter the road, and to pull to one side if another vehicle is coming, and if they are coming into the close, you would need to reverse back into the close and probably back up your own driveway.
This problem is compounded by others parking at night-time and weekends outside of authorised bays right on the double yellowed corners , effectively making the turn in or out of the close 90 degrees.
The pics i have taken were at a particularly non busy time but at weekends and evenings, there are no spaces
I maybe cynical but it seems the council are just happy to sell more residential parking permits and feel up as much space as they can.
I realise that the parking is legal as they are marked bays, but just don't see how someone could think this makes any sense !
Exiting the Close
Left Turn
Right Turn
Exit
Previously it was one side parking only , so was a 2 lane road. Parking volume was increased around the time that residential permits were introduced, i can not understand why someone would buy a terraced house with no off street parking and then expect to park multiple cars outside their home. But this is not the issue anyway, even though it has been narrowed to one lane it does work as people tend to wait at either end when a car is coming in the opposite direction and there is plenty of space for one car at a time.
The issue is the new parking spaces immediately opposite the exit which effectively remove the space to wait until it is clear.
Unfortunately the double yellows are not enforced outside of office hours. The council have been contacted about that by a number of neighbours but no one has ever received a response.
The issue is the new parking spaces immediately opposite the exit which effectively remove the space to wait until it is clear.
Unfortunately the double yellows are not enforced outside of office hours. The council have been contacted about that by a number of neighbours but no one has ever received a response.
NickCQ said:
Picture looks like West London somewhere, have you checked the price of houses with off-street parking there? 
Essex, and these places go for more than mine , and i have off street parking for 3 and 3 garages. These have bigger sized rooms and gardens but i did not consider as i own a car(s)Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff