Jacqui5254

"front wheel is angled outwards" isn't the correct procedure...the first manoeuvre should be to reverse back as far as you can go, with your wheels straight, to give you the most amount of room at the front, then you are in a better position to pull out. Parking with your wheels angled outwards is dangerous.

johnie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > rahrahrah Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > RadLuke Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > NO - the free parking is one of the most > > > convenient things about living aroundhere and > > it > > > is never impossible to find a space, even if > > > sometimes you do have a little walk. > > > > ^this > > Agreed Agreed, too.

This survey is going to get lost amongst these posts. Shouldn't it have a seperate thread?

You'll be standing on your doorstep in your CPZ-ed street, chatting to someone dropping off your/their kids, and 10 mins later they'll discover a ticket, stealthily applied by a warden-on-a-moped... ?120 fine. The person visiting you stays 10 mins longer than they intended. Returning to their car that has a 2hr parking voucher, and their 'extra 10 mins at yours' results in a ?120 fine. Your [3 hrs] cleaning lady decides to stay a bit longer to finish off a job and when you get home from work she has left you a note saying 'I got a ticket, I didn't realise, ?120..., etc. Your guests come for the weekend. On Monday morning, too late, you realise that they should have a parking voucher from 8am...run out to the car, ?120 fine Car goes into the garage and you have a loan car for the day...completely overlooking the fact that not only is your permit in your car in the garage, but such permit is useless as it is for that car only, and you should have made arrangements with the council to have a temporary permit..?120 fine. Your visitor puts a voucher on the dashboard and it blows onto the floor as the door closes. You show them the voucher when challenging the ticket but are told "you could have written it after the fine"...?120 fine. ALL these things and more happened to me and my neighbours when we lived with the hell that is a CPZ. And, just to clarify as jimlad48's explanation above is confusing...a parking permit is for the homeowner, a parking voucher is for the visitor. No dates are required for parking permits. Just check out the simplicity of Ealing's 'applying for visitor parking vouchers'... https://www.ealing.gov.uk/info/201181/visitor_parking/1500/apply_for_resident_visitor_parking_vouchers

Bobby P Wrote: > Today, as this thread was hot, I made a point of > looking mid-afternoon, and there were at least 10 > spaces near the junction where Melbourne N. > residents could park if it were busy during > commuter hours on their stretch. So come and > join us in parking nirvana, North Melbourners: you > are seriously very welcome, and parking here, you > almost on your doorstep. > > Better that than impose restrictions, where > neither you be able to park on our stretch nor we > on yours, and everyone is paying for a piece of > pseudo-private road where parking is still not > guaranteed. Bobby P...if there was a like button, I would press it for this.

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Clearly commutter (sic) cars > > But maybe of people commuting in to serve and > service the area you live in, nurses, teachers, > shop assistants etc. Why assume that all people > who travel to where you live and want to park are > out to 'steal' space from you. Maybe they're there > to serve your needs and those of your neighbours. > Of course they've vanished now you've nimby'd them > away. Let's hope you'll never need them. Let's > hope if shops etc. close around you you didn't > want to shop in them, or eat in the cafes that > these people worked in. Let's hope you don't mind > if your hospitals and schools can't find people to > work in them. Well said, Penguin68

jimlad48 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The problem is, all the people who say 'but X > can't visit' forget that right now they probably > couldnt get parked anyway. Where we were, it was > regularly taking residents up to an hour to find a > parking space in any of the roads where they could > park within a half mile radius. > > All this talk of 'but Mrs Miggins won't be able to > come round' forgets that right now there is > unlikely to be anywhere for her to park. A CPZ > gives you that parking space to come over - so > definitely a plus for peoples social lives! Yes, but before the CPZ there was no threat of a large parking fine for forgetting that 'popping in to see your friend' entails having, and paying for, a voucher to enable you to do so. And right now, most residents don't have 'an hour to park' problem and therefore don't need a CPZ and all the crap that comes with it.

Ah yes, the money-making CPZ...and here it comes....'visitors permits'...?49.50 for a book of ten. Yay! Southwark need to cream off as much money as they can. Next will be 'extending the parking restrictions from 2 hours-a-day to all-day' as this will bring in more money, too. Ripe for the picking. And vouchers are not just for 'family and friends'...how about.. your cleaning lady, the decorator, babysitter, tradesmen and women, counsellor, vicar, health visitor, estate agent, removals, people who come to look at your sofa that you are selling on the EDF, 'someone who drops your kids off and just wants to chat for a couple of minutes'.... They'll all need a voucher if you don't want a ticket. There is a huge price to pay for MAYBE parking a little nearer to your home and that includes it occupying a large amount of your thinking as it infiltrates your daily life. Exchanging one stress for a much bigger one. And, once all the residential streets of ED have been sucked up, the independent shopping of Lordship Lane and surrounds will be tied down with limited parking spaces. There will be one or two hour slots, ticket machines, loads of wardens and endless number of people trying to get their shopping or have a meal within a time limit, not wasting time browsing or relaxing, in order to make sure they don't get a ticket. Never mind the impact on the local shops... And, once it's in place, there will be NO GOING BACK.

Hi Beth. His number and contact details are in the first post. I don't know what his usual rate is as I had the outsides cleaned which hadn't been done for ages, then a few difficult to access windows + my downstairs neighbour's. He is a very amenable guy though and works hard. kind regards, Jacqui.

jimlad48 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > To be honest there is little tangible difference > from all day to 2hr. A lot of people were worried, > but we have found that the big parking pressure > was from commuters parking all day, not people > nipping in and out. > > You will see a huge drop in traffic as commutters > stop parking, and it will get better - you have > nothing to worry about, and actually its easier if > you have tradesmen or visitors as outside those 2 > hours, you don't need to get a permit for them. This "you have nothing to worry about.." seems naive to me. Once the scheme is imposed on everyone it won't be that simple...the pressure won't be from commuters not being able to park in the limited number of spaces, it will be from residents and visitors who won't be able to park. It's not just about your own road, it's about our neighbourhood and all the people who live in it, work in it and visit it!!!

jimlad48 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We've had a CPZ introduced and it has been > wonderful. Simple rules (operates 0830-1830), and > ridiculously easy to purchase daily visitor > permits online. How anyone can find it stressful > or difficult is beyond me. Hi jimlad48...the following is part of what I wrote in 2016 and explains why we found it stressful and difficult...it was deeply unpopular once it was rolled out everywhere and, once established, no amount of protesting changed a single detail.. "..sure, a 12-2 limit sounds great but, once the powers-that-be are given the go ahead, then it could be for any length of time as it all has to be paid for and 12-2 doesn't make as much money as a longer time period. New signs need to go up, new bays created, leaflets distributed, road markings changed, permits arranged. Then come extra wardens to police the roads. I lived in St Albans, my house was over half a mile from the station yet we had 8am-8pm CPZ. The worst thing was that there was a warden at the end of our road at 7.59am every single day as that was when the pickings were rich. They were a permanent presence all day, 6 days a week, miserable faces because everyone hated them bearing down on you as you parked, creating anxiety whilst visitors first 'hello' was "am I supposed to have a parking ticket?". Despite regular protests, not one single thing was changed in the timing or location of the CPZ once it was established. So one day you wake up and find that YOUR road is 8am to 6.30pm. You spend half your working day thinking about parking. You have a permit so you feel a sense of entitlement and, about 2 miles from home you start thinking about a space...everyone else is on their way home from work now...willl there be a space? Will someone else get there first? You will spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about parking. What about your cleaning lady? Has she got enough visitor permits? She arranges to clean for 2 hours, runs over a bit, then tells you that she went out to her car and there was a ticket on her car. The babysitter? The person who is dropping by for a cuppa?...do you give them a one hour permit then watch the clock or a 5 hour permit just-in-case? They cost more but, hey, so does a fine from a keen parking attendant. Is it cheaper to use up a 5 hour permit on someone who is there for 4 hours or use up 4 individual hour permits as you have more of those left over, except that your neighbour has just knocked on your door saying 'have you got any one hour permits? My mum is coming over and we have only just realise we gave the last one to the boiler man this afternoon and, well y'know it takes 2 days to order new ones, etc etc etc.. So the cost of reducing the number of people who park in 'your' road can be measured in money, time, stress and fines. And you are still parking two streets away!" Right now there is room for the cars displaced from your road to spill onto others but once it is rolled out everywhere it will feel very different.

Yup, they've suddenly appeared on Dunstans Road, Goodrich etc, also, and reduced the number of parking spaces considerably. I, too, would like to know if there have ever been accidents here that have been created such a need. These roads are chock-a-block at school time as drivers creep round and round looking for a place to park and it isn't easy for residents after school hours so reducing the number of available spaces makes no sense whatsoever. Of course, the real reason is that Southwark are manoeuvring us towards the inevitable CPZ and, despite our protestations, are sitting with their fingers in their ears, going 'La la la...' I have lived with an intransigent CPZ in St Albans and it is HELL. The stress of living with every aspect of the CPZ far outweighs the relief of finding a parking space near your house. My sinking heart has well and truely sunk.

Oh that's such a shame. Also, they must have some value...

I'd like to shout out to those restaurants/takeaways/businesses who frequently leave their leaflets sticking out of letterboxes, compromising personal security and helping identify empty properties. I make a point of calling these people to let them know that this has happened. Sometimes they are concerned, sometimes they aren't interested. SO...OMRITH, of Forest Hill Road...your takeaway menus were flaunted outside every property on my road today. I tried to call you but no answer. So, where people are away, I have removed them. IT'S CHRISTMAS GUYS, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AWAY!!! Please could you not do this? And I won't be using your service because of it.

I took Jon's number from the forum and asked him to clean my filthy windows last week. He turned out to be a punctual, helpful and hardworking guy. Lovely job, reasonable price. Even helped me move some heavy furniture before he left!

I've been reguarly reading these posts about those who have had poor Virgin Media connectivity, grateful that mine has been ok. [i live in Dunstans Road]. However, until yesterday I have had almost 10 days of no broadband, and a broken up tv picture. I started to make a note of calls made to VM and they amount to 25 since the middle of October. I thought that they would be registered and reflected in a decent discount but was told yesterday that, unless I go through the whole procedure of talking to someone each time [a 15-25-40min call], then the 25 x 5-8 min calls that ends after you have inputted your information then noted the current situation AND asked for updated text messages, counts for nothing. The two 'contact' phone calls, I was told, would only result in an discount if I asked and that, it turned out, generated a ?5 and a ?4 reduction. I have spent hours over the last 10 days and experienced a shed load of inconvenience. They said it has been a local issue since August. When my call was escalated to a 'manager' yesterday as I said I was at the end of my tether, the service resumed and has since been uninterrupted. If this happens again, I am changing suppliers.

Hi Sue. I bought my scaffold boards from this place...it's a very worthy enterprise and they have a huge selection of recycled wood at excellent prices. It's also in the most beautiful setting, so definitely worth a visit! http://www.communitywoodrecycling.org.uk/stores/bromley-community-wood-recycling/

Yawn

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Leave a new uneaten banana on the gatepost with a > note. What John L said...

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > nxjen Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I find it very bizarre that residents on a > street > > are even able to request that their road is > closed > > permanently to through traffic. See also > Melbourne > > Grove. > > > This. If every street was given control of whether > or not 'their' road should be open to traffic, > then we'd have to ban cars from London entirely. > It's the worst kind of nimbyism. The Council > should make some strategic decisions based on > what's in the wider interest of all their > constituents. Not just cow tow to those with the > loudest voices. Currently, there is a > disproportionate amount of consideration given to > people with clear, vested interests. This. Totally agree, rahrahrah and nxjen.

Hi James, just fyi-ing you as a follow up re my Bulky Waste Collection not being collected. Following your intervention I had a call from a Manager of Services from Veolia on Thurs [it was meant to be a Monday collection] who suggested there had been a problem with the communication from Southwark services to them and promised a prompt collection. She also left me her number for any future issues. Very helpful. On Friday pm I received an email from Southwark, apologising but saying they thought the items had been collected. They had been at that point. It seems that neither the paid arrangement with Southwark nor the online complaint form ['will respond withing 3 working days'] is working. Really appreciated yoiur prompt help! Jacqui.

Stunning property. Well done. Jealous!

Thanks so much James for your reply and prompt email follow-up to Southwark. Needless to say, the items are still outside awaiting collection. kind regards, Jacqui.

teddyboy23, I'm sorry about the difficulties you have endured with the lack of parking spaces and appreciate what a relief it must be to be able to park nearer to your home. I wish your wife well. Jacqui.

> teddyboy23 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- CPZ came into force in my area camber well this Monday 2nd October .and for the first time in 12 years. Came home last couple days to hundreds of empty spaces. Seriously?? You might be feeling triumphant, teddyboy23, but surely that's not what the CPZ is about. Maybe give some thought to the wider implications of 'hundreds of empty spaces', on locals, workers and other tax payers. If 'loads of empty spaces' is Southwark's idea of good parking management, they should be ashamed of themselves.