fox20thc   10 #1621 Posted February 13, 2012 Today's article in the Star about the Hillsborough again says that the main point of it is to deter people from parking all day and going off into town on the tram, i.e. using the area as a free car park. Of course there was a very simple solution to that, as discussed on here before: if the park & ride at Malin Bridge was free to park in, there wouldn't be any need for anyone to do that in the first place. But no: the council can't abide the idea of anything being free, so they have to screw money out of those who park at the park & ride, and then screw some more money out of those who don't.  The council don't own the park and ride so can't offer free parking. Stagecoach however could but would rather charge for p&r Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Planner1 Â Â 428 #1622 Posted February 13, 2012 if the park & ride at Malin Bridge was free to park in, there wouldn't be any need for anyone to do that in the first place. But no: the council can't abide the idea of anything being free, so they have to screw money out of those who park at the park & ride, and then screw some more money out of those who don't. Haven't we had this discussion before? It isn't the Council's car park. It belongs to SYPTE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Planner1 Â Â 428 #1623 Posted February 13, 2012 Stagecoach however could but would rather charge for p&r The Car Park is SYPTE's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
fox20thc   10 #1624 Posted February 13, 2012 I stand corrected but Supertram collect the revenue as it's an all in P&R ticket. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Planner1 Â Â 428 #1625 Posted February 13, 2012 I stand corrected but Supertram collect the revenue as it's an all in P&R ticket. I don't think it is from Malin Bridge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
metalman   21 #1626 Posted February 13, 2012 Haven't we had this discussion before? It isn't the Council's car park. It belongs to SYPTE.  Yes we have, and the distinction is a rather semantic one since the SYPTE is made up of representatives from the councils in South Yorkshire. It is now time for you to claim that it's not possible to have a free P&R scheme because of the way the contract is negotiated, and for me to point out that free P&R schemes exist in other places in South Yorkshire such as Doncaster. What it all boils down to is if there was a political will, the council could have influenced the way that contract was negotiated through their representatives on the SYPTE but presumably chose not to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
jonnythefox   26 #1627 Posted February 13, 2012 This permit parking is a joke, walk down rudyard road and look how many cars are parked without a permit,not a sign of a traffic warden all day,and i am having to pay a tenner to park. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
matsalleh   10 #1628 Posted February 13, 2012 Loads of PCNs on windscreens in Owlerton this morning, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
ghost rider   10 #1629 Posted February 13, 2012 Last time i will be going to hillsborough now.I travel a distance to shop at hillsborough because thats where i used to live.Easier for me to go somewhere else.Im not going to help the councils budget shortfall ,its always the motorist who gets targeted.Apologies to the barber i used to go to and the cafe,its a matter of principle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mickw   10 #1630 Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) The service is the regulation of the available parking space. It was a free for all before, with no regulation, that is not a service. Motorists cause the service to be needed and benefit from it, why should they not contribute to the cost of it? Those who don't need or want the service, don't pay. Seems fair and equitable to me.  I'm in the parking scheme area. I cannot at the best of times park that close to my house. I have one car on a street that most homes have at least two cars. Under the scheme i will have to pay £10 to park and those with a second car will also be allowed a ticket, for a greater fee of course.  This would be great if it was enforced and 24 hours, but it isn't. If i'm not parked by 6:30 i'm parking somewhere else.  What's the point in half measures? Edited February 13, 2012 by mickw put a space between some words Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
retep   68 #1631 Posted February 13, 2012 It spreads like a virus, make it difficult to park Town Centre, then the surrounding areas, its reached Hillsborough and on its way to an area near you, Planning Kerching Virus, choking Sheffield it starts by emptying your pockets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
HotPhil   10 #1632 Posted February 13, 2012 I'm in the parking scheme area. I cannot at the best of times park that close to my house. I have one car on a street that most homes have at least two cars. Under the scheme i will have to pay £10 to park and those with a second car will also be allowed a ticket, for a greater fee of course.  This would be great if it was enforced and 24 hours, but it isn't. If i'm not parked by 6:30 i'm parking somewhere else.  What's the point in half measures? That's exactly the point. The problem for residents was never visitors. It was always that there just weren't enough spaces when all the residents got home from work. Still, we had a chance to raise objections in the "consultation" process but didn't do so with enough weight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...