Parking in Dulwich park

[exdulwicher]

laurak Wrote:

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> Park was empty yesterday. It's an expensive trip

> to the swings. Well done Southwark, you now have a

> nice bit of empty green land in the middle of

> London!

Possibly it was empty because it was a Monday after half term, everyone is back at school / work and the weather was rubbish!

At least give it a few weeks to collate the impact of it, not just one day!

[apbremer]

tiddles Wrote:

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> The traffic wardens on bikes were buzzing around

> peckham rye car park yesterday. There is a two

> week grace period. All those poor soles in the CPZ

> zones can expect the same.

Perhaps the "poor soles" should migrate to the DP lake where they would feel at home!

[Milan05]

Two PCNs on cars just now. Real ones!

[creditwheredue]

I found a parking space in Eynella easy enough for my walk around the park earlier this morning.

[Ruskin]

Milan05 Wrote:

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> Two PCNs on cars just now. Real ones!

So much for a honeymoon period.

[bobbsy]

I can't really imagine parking ever getting a grace period...the signs have all quite clearly stated charging starts 24th Feb.

[Pugwash]

Can you text payments on a non SMART phone ( a basic phone costing less than ?60 - pay as you go) if not this will affect many disabled people who do not qualify for a blue badge especially those who have very limited hearing/ poor speech due to deafness/physical disability.

[Sue]

Pugwash Wrote:

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> Can you text payments on a non SMART phone ( a

> basic phone costing less than ?60 - pay as you go)

> if not this will affect many disabled people who

> do not qualify for a blue badge especially those

> who have very limited hearing/ poor speech due to

> deafness/physical disability.

Somebody on another thread on here (I think, unless it was on Facebook) has said that you can.

[peckhamside]

To spider69, I sympathise with your health issues but find it hard to believe that Dulwich is your nearest green space in this Borough if you need two buses and a long walk to get there. Plus if there were fewer cars the roads might be more pleasant for walking?

[helen197140]

I cant believe that Southwark want to add a parking fee to a public park. What a way to destroy the use of a green space that families can play in, older people can walk around and enjoy. There is no alternative place to par and increases parking problems and traffic in the village. This is not the way to get people fit by walking this is destruction of freedom . Well done Southwark - again another superb example of crap management

[paulipedia]

Every time I've been to the car arks they've been empty. Going well then...

[richard tudor]

For Southwark yes very successful.

Parking now on your street, CPZ on its way.

[Metallic]

I've just popped by from time to time and there are hardly any cars parked there - most are on College Road.

[Zig-Zag]

A bit like the "Congestion Charge"... another policy ensuring ease of movement and pollution is fine as long as you're wealthy. I haven't checked the signage in the park, but are electric cars given free parking?

[singalto]

I saw a car in the park yesterday with a parking ticket on it! There were only three cars there!

[Abe_froeman]

The cafe owners must be thrilled!

[Super Sleuth]

Walked through the park Sunday afternoon and counted 10 cars with parking tickets! And several shocked car owners returning to their vehicles to find unexpected tickets under the windscreen wiper!!

Also noticed the Dulwich Park 'Old College Gate' entrance on College Road has an outward facing Park Information board welcoming visitors and advising next to a big blue P icon "Free Parking in Marked Bays Only". No mention anywhere of the newly introduced ?2 an hour charge!!

Come on Southwark - if you're going to introduce a tax on park users, at least make it clear to drivers entering the park that parking charges now apply!!

[Rockets]

That must surely give significant grounds for appeal for anyone who has received a ticket? Speaks volumes that the council can't even manage to take down the old signage.....

[doogsey]

I got a ticket on Sunday - I had not realised the signs were now in effect, since they've been up for months...

However the notice was just a warning with ?0.00 to pay.

I'm not sure when the grace period will end, but I can't imagine they'll be lenient for long.

[Super Sleuth]

Old College Gate Welcome to Dulwich Park sign - close-up photo for Parking info - taken Wednesday 4th March 2020 - could come in handy when the 'Grace Period' expires!

[Zig-Zag]

One car parked there today between 4.00 and 5.00ish. I know it was wet and a weekday but I walk to and round the park several times a week and have never seen only 1 car. No idea if people are parking elsewhere or avoiding the park altogether.

[Metallic]

Zig-Zag Wrote:

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> One car parked there today between 4.00 and

> 5.00ish. I know it was wet and a weekday but I

> walk to and round the park several times a week

> and have never seen only 1 car. No idea if people

> are parking elsewhere or avoiding the park

> altogether.

It would be good to remind visitors there is a 5mph speed limit at the same time! No one keeps to it. It is dangerous when there are small children and dogs here and there.

[bobbsy]

And the 5mph also applies to bicycles travelling around the park...few people if any stick to that.

[exdulwicher]

bobbsy Wrote:

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> And the 5mph also applies to bicycles travelling

> around the park...few people if any stick to that.

Speed limits do not apply to bicycles because speed limits listed in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and also Rule 124 of the Highway Code relate to motor vehicles and not to bicycles.

There are one or two exceoptions - some of the Royal Parks have tried, with extremely limited success, to apply them to bikes and there's been maybe 2 or 3 high profile prosecution attempts in Richmond Park (where speeds of 40mph can be had on the long descent to Roehampton Gate).

Also, 5mph on a bike is far too slow, the cyclist will find it very difficult to balance at tat speed leading to wobbling and veering - which is more dangerous that just riding along at 10mph - the speed of a fast runner or a trotting horse. There are kids on skateboards and scooters doing more than 5mph too!

[bobbsy]

Very interesting ex-dulwicher - it had been explained to me that the 5mph limit is a vehicle limit within the park. Happy to be corrected.