Parking near Kings College Hospital

[dawn]

I'm sure I'm not the only King's employee who has had notes left on my car in Grove Park SE5 asking them not to park there. King's staff work hard for their community and it is very hurtful after a hard days work to return to their car to a note asking them to move their car and park somewhere else. My car has been damaged twice. While parking is not permit only King's staff will continue to park in a convenient place, near to work, and unfortunately living in London we all have to put up with a little inconvenience. I would ask people in Grove park to have a little understanding. I know this is not strictly East Dulwich but wasn't sure how else to communicate this.

[Townleygreen]

Very fair points, dawn. People near the Lane have this problem also. If you move house into an area near somewhere like King's you should expect this to happen. If you don't like it, maybe a CPZ is the answer. No one should be damaging cars.

[right-clicking]

Use a Bus !!

[cheryl42]

It would be lovely to use a bus but I live in Kent and provide my specialist nursing skills at the Hospital for YOUR local community. I have to use a car and not public transport as I also visit other hospitals to provide medical treatment to people nearer their home. Local residents can probably use a bus to get to their destination better than we can, so maybe they should consider their need to own a car.

[dulwichgirl2]

Was the car blocking something?

[the-e-dealer]

One of my neighbours puts out notes on visiting cars and one puts cones out! Its a public highway unless you are disabled you have no right to park in a particular piece of road.

[StraferJack]

meaning the person who puts the note out has no right, right?

Unless the spot has markings legally preventing Dawn from parking there I'm totally on her side.

[the-e-dealer]

I think you may have the right to stick a note wherever you like. But its Bollocks!

[Gidget]

Maybe you could leave a note on your dashboard explaining that you are a nurse etc. and that you need your car for work. Can you not get one of those Southwark Parking Badges that allow you to park anywhere in Southwark if you are providing medical services? I know doctors get them.

[citizenED]

Trains from Denmark Hill go to Dartford and Sevenoaks.

[Loz]

the-e-dealer Wrote:

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> I think you may have the right to stick a note wherever you like. But its Bollocks!

Actually, I think it is technically littering.

[the-e-dealer]

What putting a note under a windscreen wiper? surely not.

[El Pibe]

Someone on our estate put a note on a car parked there threatening to have their car towed and 'disposed of'.

Turns out it was her next door neigbour.

Some people are just wankers frankly.

[the-e-dealer]

An official looking notice warning of Vandalism might do the trick I suppose. We had a Van Hire Company adopt our road after they sold their parking spaces.

[dawn]

No,my car was not blocking anybody's drive or pathway. I think the residents are just fed up of King's staff using their street. It's really just passive aggression. Sadly if they needed any of the services at King's they would be happy with our help.

[dawn]

Thank you.

[Salsaboy]

So long as your car is taxed, insured and legally parked, you can park where you like on a public road.

[PeckhamRose]

On a bigger scale of things, Kings College Hospital governors and staff are more than aware of the nightmare of the car parking situation, and Lambeth have refused permission for them to build a multi storey car park.

Everyone needs to write to Lambeth Council planning to ask them about this.

Having said that, I remember some time ago reading on this very site, something about possible moves in this area and that we should watch this space. Who was it, and what was that news!?

[northlondoner]

right-clicking Wrote:

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> Use a Bus !!

Driving is more convenient and comfortable than taking a dirty crowded malodorous bus. Jeez...

[minder]

I don't agree with notes/vandalism but you've also got to see it from the point of view of people who live in the street where you are parking surely?

King's staff work very hard for the community so why don't King's provide free parking?

My husband drives to Hammersmith some days if he's on an early shift and there's no buses/tubes. He has a workplace carpark. When he comes home it can be a nightmare to park and for other people in the road who have young children, heavy shopping and have to traipse a long way from their house, sometimes streets away, and yes we live a 10 minute walk from King's.

I don't think anyone can question owning a car just because we live in London really.

[the-e-dealer]

If you are NHS you can park outside my house any time.

And 10% off PC repairs too!

[Huguenot]

I love the CAPITALS!

'specialist nursing skills for YOUR local community'

Really? You think so?

Several things....

How many of YOUR patients do you think you are looking after because they're local?

When do you plan to stop positioning yourself as a foreigner who looks after retarded LOCAL people because you're doing it on charity?

I'm absolutely sure that your car parking space in Camberwell is being persecuted, and I understand that you feel this is unnecessary, but I'm also pretty sure that your own attitude about US and THEM is probably pumping this up to an unpleasant level.

[the-e-dealer]

ok 20% off!

[womanofdulwich]

People that go to Kings have always parked in the surrounding roads. If you choose to buy a house in that area you must know this and take it in to account.

[Gidget]

Yes, and it got worse when Camberwell Grove became resident's parking in the daytime. Surprised Grove Park didn't go the same way.