Little sainsburys parking

[dimples]

I heard today from two different people who worked on the paraide at the plough that they are changing the parking policy outside sainsburys to no parking at all , I so hope this isn't true ? Does anyone know anything ?

[James Barber]

Hi dimples,

A proposal to do this was rejected by East Dulwich councillors several months ago at the Dulwich Community Council.

Effectively the development of the site into this small Sainsburys had seen the removal of a shop servicing yard behind the parade. To then ask effectively to build a no parking area for Sainsburys servicing on the public highway is frankly an outrageous proposition. It would place further pressures on local parking on residential streets.

The only way this could now happen is if East Dulwich councillors and the Dulwich Community Council was now being bypassed which would be a political decision by Labour led administration. This seems unlikely.

[dimples]

I really hope they can't and won't but both the post office and sainsburys seem to think this is going ahead , one lady came straight out of the post office to warn me that it had already happened ?!

[Pugwash]

I must admit that over the past couple of weeks the traffic wardens appear to be very interested in this area and were hovering with their little machines

[ruffers]

It would seem a bit short sighted as most times I shop there I park outside.. always legally before someone gets the wrong idea.

No parky, no shoppy.

[dimples]

Quite , that's what I thought !

[StraferJack]

Ah , self entitlement

"No parky, no shoppy"

God forbid you should walk a few yards to buy something. Why would anyone have such a self defeating rule?

I lived near that sainsbos. Like, 100 yards away. My downstairs neighbour wouldn't go to the plough unless she could drive. And then complain about other cars and parking!

It's madness.

[Nigello]

Illegal parking there after 1600 during weekdays really slows down the traffic. Just one vehicle can cause a mini-jam, yet the usually keen-as-mustard attendants are rarely there. I wondered whether the council deliberately doesn't send them there because it's glad that Sainsbury's took over that empty lots vacated by the car shop.

[ruffers]

StraferJack Wrote:

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> Ah , self entitlement

>

> "No parky, no shoppy"

>

> God forbid you should walk a few yards to buy

> something. Why would anyone have such a self

> defeating rule?

>

> I lived near that sainsbos. Like, 100 yards away.

> My downstairs neighbour wouldn't go to the plough

> unless she could drive. And then complain about

> other cars and parking!

>

> It's madness.

Thanks for your assumptions - Shall I explain?

I never go to the Plough Sainsbury as a destination shop, but on my way back from somewhere in the car. If I have to walk 100 yards as you put it I will stop at Dog Kennel Hill and park there and walk into that store. If I'm at home I'll walk to the local shop.

[StraferJack]

Not sure what that explains

What did I assume that was wrong?

Shop where you like. But none of it needs parking does it? Not at a small shop like that anyway

But "no parky no shoppy" sounds glib and facile. "It's convenient, but not eeeeeenooouggghhh"

[Robert Poste's Child]

Maybe park at the top of Landells Rd and walk the 10 or so yards round the corner?

[damzel]

Robert Poste's Child Wrote:

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> Maybe park at the top of Landells Rd and walk the

> 10 or so yards round the corner?

What about the people who live on Landells Road and have to park even further away from their homes?

[StraferJack]

See ???

More cars = more traffic = more parking = more drama

I have zero problem with cars or driving ( or ruffers!!) but when people say things can't be done or don't get done because of some minor inconvenience...

It's not about cars either. Not really. It's a metaphor for modern thinking.

[dimples]

Oh please , come on , it was never ment in anyway.

Like ruffers said for me too it's a very handy stop on the way home if in need of something and if they take away the parking at the front I think it will be an annoying problem for the direct people living on roads behind it .

I live nearer the horniman and I have never known parking at the front a problem for the flow of traffic going past !

[StraferJack]

So if parking is curbed, and you live near horniman, what problem do you have?

[dimples]

I started this thread straferjack just to ask if anyone knew if the rules were actually changing or if indeed they had already changed , and if they had changed to be aware that tickets may start to be given at other times of the day !

That all that this thread was about .

[Salsaboy]

Go to the Tesco's petrol garage down the hill!

StraferJack Wrote:

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> So if parking is curbed, and you live near

> horniman, what problem do you have?

[StraferJack]

Dimples

When it was just about that I said nothing

[dimples]

this is not what the threads about and actually I live just by Underhill so either which one I choose sometimes I use a car !

[keane]

Traffic wardens were issuing tickets to people who were parked there at 9.15 this morning. There was a row going on as the people who got the tickets were correctly saying that the new signage was not clear. It seems that it is now no parking in the daytime, think it was until

4? But I didn't see the sign. Is a bit crazy as the white lines are still there that make it look like it is on to park so I think people may not realise.

[buggie]

Don't think it's ever been ok to park there until 10am... Wasn't it 1/2hr between 10am & 4pm & then no parking until 7pm... Is it now no parking at all during the day?

[KidKruger]

9.15am is not ok to park there as far as I know.

Early morning, after 7am, there's loads of trade vehicles parked there (scaffolding, builders) who're probably aware they're breaching the rules.

Sounds like there's a bit of a clamp-down.

[Pugwash]

I parked there to drop off someone last night and did not see any signs there - where are they?

[KidKruger]

You seriously expect Southwark to put up signs so you know what the restrictions are ?

If they did that, you be able to avoid fines/tickets.