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Thanks Mal I have a problem with the council spending money it didn't have in the bank on a service that wasn't needed and claiming austerity is hurting their ability to deliver in other areas More parking enforcement officers, if there is a genuine need isn't the issue, its the blatant misuse of our council tax funds I object to. Now whom does one complain to about that ?

I think what concerns me is that with one hand southwark say they are suffering austerity measures and cutting services, and with the other, if the numbers are correct, they spend £11.5 million on a contract for more parking enforcement officers without having justification. Someone needs to hold this admistration to account IMHO

Nor weird as it was clearly there in the first post.

Has the CPZ in Nunhead and Queen's Road secretly been implemented? I thought this was back to consultation stage ? The commuter numbers at Ed are down on pre pandemic and most don't use streets as far away as NCR. Could be the school at the old police station is increasing day time parking. Rarepearl your post feels a little like you are trying to drum up support for a CPZ and as recent attempts by the council show, there isn't a call for one but they will keep on trying as they want the extra revenue.

Obviously not using it now eh Mal 🙄 , is that because you are not a local resident ? 🤔

I don't do it so obviously no one else does eh Mal 🤣

So much to discuss there Mal Most people don't choose to drive to their destination, they do it as a necessarity due to family size, shopping requirements or simple lack of alternatives so being charged to park is just seen as a necessary tax. Very few people choose to give up their cars when a CPZ is introduced and seen as an unnecessary tax if there are no parking pressures locally. If visitors or trades people are charged then they may well decide not to come to your house, and for some that increases loneliness 🫣 As for councillors engaging with school children, it's easy to present ideas to kids then get them to draw their solution as they are in learning mode and belive what they are shown, whereas adults stop and question things so it's a bit of a low trick for a school teacher / councillor mCash

As this thread has now been split and aska the question "Should cyclists have the same speed restrictions as motor vehicles?" Then my answer is a resounding YES It's nothing to do with kinetic energy, or collisions but perception and pedestrian safety. Perception in terms of if the rules don't apply to all road users, then one group will see that as a green light to follow only the rules they want to hence the views that cyclists are poor road users jumping lights, using pavements and so on. Pedestrian Safety in terms of a pedestrian will judge if it is safe to cross the road not on the speed that a vehicle or cyclist is going but by how far away they are. If the vehicle or cyclist is going faster than the speed limit then the time to cover the distance will be less than the pedestrian expects. Equally cyclists aRe cited as saying they don't like stopping at red lights as it slows them down and have to expend energy starting again after stopping. If they kept to the 20mph Rule then they would have less issues slowing down and starting again.

How ?

How does a CPZ reduce pollution Mal ? If a car is parked its not polluting, if the driver doesn't have a permit they will be forced to moved their car daily this increasing pollution. So as a pollution reducing measure it hasn't got any merit. CPZs are supposed to aid residents parking when there are parking pressures in their area, they are not designed as a green measure, also CPZs apply to electric cars as well so that's not encouraging take up of electric now is it. So please explain how a CPZ will reduce emissions as you claim .

Fantastic So the councils "poster scheme" restricting access to the village is going to get parking restrictions, why ? Cars are restricted from the area, apart from an occasional flurry of parking around the picture gallery or the pub, the area doesn't have issue. There is limited public transport in the village so not commuter pressure 😉 I can only suspect that the council are hoping for apathy in the consultation as most big houses have off street parking so they won't vote either way. Let's hope and prey not and the village folk vote it down otherwise the impact on the shops in the area will be catastrophic with the double impact of restricted access and no parking.

Looks more like an issue with the delivery driver than the resturant Complain to whomever you ordered it through and say that it looks like the driver dropped it.

While you can’t normally be charged for speeding on a bicycle you could, in extreme cases, be charged with careless cycling (maximum fine £1,000) or dangerous cycling (max fine £2,500). Furthermore, local bye-laws can impose limits on cyclists. Bournemouth’s promenade, for example, has a speed limit of 10mph (and on some days bikes aren’t allowed there at all).

Earl, let's be logical. If a cyclist is injured as a result say of jumping a red light then statistics say its a Road Traffic Accident regardless who is in the wrong and as a result, the vehicle hitting the cyclist may cause death or injury. In circumstances lile this it is still chalked up as a vehicle injured or killed, yet the fault potentially lays with the cyclist. So looking at the black and stark figure of 30,000 deaths and injuries glosses over the cause and fault. Not saying its always the cyclist but I am saying blame where blame falls when you examime a single number like that. It's got to be that everyone, drivers, pedestrians and cyclists take care on the road to reduce the stark death and injury number.

Not if they are riding at night without lights they're not 😎🤣

Who exactly are "We" in your reference Earl ? Are you part of a shadowy pro organisation like Dulvilleres tries to paint one dulwich as 😅 Remember what is key here is local data for our local scheme.

Don't worry people It's time for the annual game of "when will the Christmas card from aunt Flo actually arrive?" All bets between now and next 3rd December are valid

The council are not the keepers of the law What else would you want them to take on Mal ? Capturing robbers? Telling people their loved ones have died ? Responding to public order offences ? Absolutely not, don't diminish the powers of the police by asking the council to do it, who will reduce the service when times are tough ! The council are not the police

CPZ now that's an annoying acronym as is LTN 🤣

I didn't say it was unjust, I just said it's not something I would want to be in the hands of a council.

Mal Imagine if they were allowed to continue, every council officers eyes alk over the country would light up.as they saw, not a a scheme to reduce speeding, but a massive cash grab by simply putting cameras on every road. Unfortunately, whilst preventing speeding is a good thing, giving that power to councils and allowing them to keep the fines isn't.

Wandsworth were stopped from doing that https://www.localgov.co.uk/Wandsworth-Council-stopped-from-issuing-unlawful-fines/55629#:~:text=The council had introduced speed,drivers with the local authority.

Major Incident obviously reports to General Calamity but out ranks Private Function. Hopefully Corperal Jones wasn't there to create a panic.

Phew I was thinking, I know Peckham is moving up the gentrification league but wines that are nearly 200 years old would be ruddy expensive 🤔

What on earth is a "Georgian" wine shop and how is it different to any other wine shop ? 🤔