First time i've been into Newbury for ages today - and got a parking ticket..
Parked in the small carpark next to Funeral directors near Northcroft - it was empty.
Left the car at 17:05pm (made a call on my phone as i left so i know the exact time..) Met up with the person i was collecting on Northbrook street Returned to the car at 17:17 - had a ticket... Car was watched from 17:08 until 17:14 - ticket issued at 17:14. What ever happened to 15 minutes grace?
tOsspots
Shall be avoiding Newbury again now, filthy sh1t hole anyway.
First time i've been into Newbury for ages today - and got a parking ticket..
Parked in the small carpark next to Funeral directors near Northcroft - it was empty.
Left the car at 17:05pm (made a call on my phone as i left so i know the exact time..) Met up with the person i was collecting on Northbrook street Returned to the car at 17:17 - had a ticket... Car was watched from 17:08 until 17:14 - ticket issued at 17:14. What ever happened to 15 minutes grace?
tOsspots
So, if I read this correctly, you parked in a pay and display car park without buying a ticket, wandered off into town, came back nearly a quater of an hour later, and now you are complaining that you got a ticket? And you're calling the traffic wardens tosspots?
Shall be avoiding Newbury again now, filthy sh1t hole anyway
Interesting that, because you got caught out trying to park without a ticket, you wont be coming into Newbury any more. As if it's anyone's fault but your own
Anyway, I wish you luck trying to park in car parks in other towns without buying a ticket.
Is it pay and display? I wouldn't know as I always walk or cycle into town as I live close enough. If I recall there is a free car park near Northcroft, but I've no idea if it's the one he parked in.
The fact is that the lack of free parking puts off those from out of town that want to pop into one shop only.
Is it pay and display? I wouldn't know as I always walk or cycle into town as I live close enough. If I recall there is a free car park near Northcroft, but I've no idea if it's the one he parked in.
The fact is that the lack of free parking puts off those from out of town that want to pop into one shop only.
I only popped into one shop today, the opticians. I was in there nearly an hour. Would I be justified in not buying a parking permit?
The fact is that the lack of free parking puts off those from out of town that want to pop into one shop only.
The same is true for pretty much any town though. Although some seem to think that it's something that only affects Newbury. Often they complain about the lack of parking, and then say that they'll shop elsewhere. I'd like to know what directly comparable towns there are close by (so that the cost of driving to and from these places doesn't become an issue), that have plentiful free parking no more than a couple of minutes walk from the town centre.
But the fact is that there is plenty of FREE parking around the town if you know where to look (and even if you're reasonably new to the town they're not exactly hidden away). Cheap Street it's free but limited to one hour (or is it two?). Kings Road West it's four hours (if you can find a space because the Post Office workers get in early and claim those spots). West Mills - various types of parking, some where you can park all day for free. North end of town there are slots on Pelican Lane just outside the P&D car park... Even more around if you are willing to walk about 200m.... There's even free at Sainsbury's as long as you're back within a couple of hours...... I never pay for parking
If you don't want to get a ticket when you park in somewhere that charges, then perhaps BUY a ticket.....
(And since when did ANYWHERE allow a whole FIFTEEN MINUTES (!!) grace?? Five minutes maybe.... but 15 is kicking the backside....)
What irritates me about that car park is the way the pay and display machines handle charges around 6pm. I was a running a bit late for a 6pm meeting in town and so decided to park at the little park on the corner of West St and Northcroft Lane getting there at about 5.50. I shoved a quid in for an hour's parking (charge as stated on the sign) and pressed the green button. The ticket appeared and I grabbed it and headed back to my car to put it on the dash - fortunately I noticed that is had only given me half an hour of parking before I wandered off. Why?
It seems that the 6pm cut off for the evening charge means that I had to pay 50p for the 10 minutes to 6 and then £1 for the evening and could not simply pay for the hour I needed even though it started before 6. In the end it cost me £2.50 as I had to get another ticket.
Amazing 40 years ago man walked on the moon and we still cannot get a parking machine to charge for the amount of time used or to cope with the time/charge change over period.
Amazing 40 years ago man walked on the moon and we still cannot get a parking machine to charge for the amount of time used or to cope with the time/charge change over period.
They can, they just dont want to. It's the same as "No Change Given". They could use machines that give change, but they choose not to in the knowledge that they will get an increased revenue from people that don't have the exact change on them.
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