parking charges

bigcar · 18th February 2015, 11:39

Just parked in town for an hour, cost £3.00 = 60pence for 12min or 5pence a minute. Why can't we motorists do something about this rip off. I pay nearly £250 a year tax is this not enoug? 5pence a minute to park is downright robbery.

FrazzleTC · 18th February 2015, 11:42

Thread moved to general for better coverage!

Parking in central Glasgow is a joke. I remember coming back to my car parked in the car park under Strathclyde Uni, and it was £14 or so. I now park well out of the city, ideally in the West End, then get the tube into the centre.

Vanroyce · 18th February 2015, 11:44

Go LPG! some citys you get free parking

Ho! and cheaper road tax

topman · 18th February 2015, 12:07

We get two hours for free in the local car park, then it's limited to £4 for the day

FrazzleTC · 18th February 2015, 12:09

Around here, I really need to look very hard to find somewhere where I do need to pay to park.

jimmason · 18th February 2015, 12:11

Stevenage town centre is around 1.60 per hour, but I parked at the hospital last week and that is a minimum charge of 3.40 for 2 hours.

Jordan Apex · 18th February 2015, 12:52

Plenty of places here charge to park, doesn't bother me though, plenty of ways to avoid paying for parking

wutang · 18th February 2015, 13:25

£3 an hour? bargain, come and try London, we have parking meters here that are on a better hourly rate than the wardens patrolling to see if you have fed the meter.

lady zed · 18th February 2015, 16:14

Arghhhh tell me about it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I work in the city centre and NEED to bring the car. Thankfully I'm one of the lucky ones and have a special card for car park that costs me £5 a day but Glasgow city council are a joke, it would cost me £11 to park outside my work for the day/ shocking!!

Dorset Bob · 18th February 2015, 17:16

Due to the greed of local County Councils, it is killing small towns too.

There is a big car park in my local small town. Virtually empty, of course, except for the odd little white warden van.

Everyone is squashed in the free Co-Op car park opposite

The latest business to close down is the bakers, that have been there since the year dot.

18th February 2015, 11:39	#1
bigcar Loves to post Sep 2003 Rover 75 Club SE, 105000 Miles Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Glasgow Posts: 282 Thanks: 99 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	parking charges Just parked in town for an hour, cost £3.00 = 60pence for 12min or 5pence a minute. Why can't we motorists do something about this rip off. I pay nearly £250 a year tax is this not enoug? 5pence a minute to park is downright robbery. __________________ If Only?

18th February 2015, 11:42	#2
FrazzleTC This is my second home Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Staffordshire Moorlands Posts: 7,924 Thanks: 533 Thanked 1,178 Times in 920 Posts	Thread moved to general for better coverage! Parking in central Glasgow is a joke. I remember coming back to my car parked in the car park under Strathclyde Uni, and it was £14 or so. I now park well out of the city, ideally in the West End, then get the tube into the centre. __________________ 1967 Rover 2000 Automatic 1969 Rover 3500 Series One 1979 Scimitar GTE 2013 Mercedes SLK250 CDI

18th February 2015, 11:44	#3
Vanroyce Avid contributor ZT T Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Dronfield Posts: 100 Thanks: 7 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Go LPG! some citys you get free parking Ho! and cheaper road tax Last edited by Vanroyce; 18th February 2015 at 11:46..

18th February 2015, 12:09	#5
FrazzleTC This is my second home Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Staffordshire Moorlands Posts: 7,924 Thanks: 533 Thanked 1,178 Times in 920 Posts	Around here, I really need to look very hard to find somewhere where I do need to pay to park. __________________ 1967 Rover 2000 Automatic 1969 Rover 3500 Series One 1979 Scimitar GTE 2013 Mercedes SLK250 CDI

18th February 2015, 12:52	#7
Jordan Apex This is my second home Jaguar XFR 2011MY Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Harlow Posts: 6,363 Thanks: 19 Thanked 816 Times in 759 Posts	Plenty of places here charge to park, doesn't bother me though, plenty of ways to avoid paying for parking __________________ Now sold! http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/x...psd81417f5.jpg

18th February 2015, 12:07	#4
topman This is my second home MG ZT-T 190 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 5,493 Thanks: 372 Thanked 647 Times in 534 Posts	We get two hours for free in the local car park, then it's limited to £4 for the day

18th February 2015, 12:11	#6
jimmason Avid contributor ZT CDTI 135 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Stevenage Posts: 154 Thanks: 81 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts	Stevenage town centre is around 1.60 per hour, but I parked at the hospital last week and that is a minimum charge of 3.40 for 2 hours.

18th February 2015, 13:25	#8
wutang Posted a thing or two Rover 75 2.5 auto (LPG) & mg tf 160 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dartford Posts: 1,124 Thanks: 5 Thanked 39 Times in 36 Posts	£3 an hour? bargain, come and try London, we have parking meters here that are on a better hourly rate than the wardens patrolling to see if you have fed the meter.

18th February 2015, 16:14	#9
lady zed This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: On the edge Posts: 6,659 Thanks: 1,354 Thanked 1,210 Times in 716 Posts	Arghhhh tell me about it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I work in the city centre and NEED to bring the car. Thankfully I'm one of the lucky ones and have a special card for car park that costs me £5 a day but Glasgow city council are a joke, it would cost me £11 to park outside my work for the day/ shocking!! __________________ it's all about the first person you want to tell good news to

18th February 2015, 17:16	#10
Dorset Bob Senior Citizen Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur SE,Chrysler 300C,124 Spider, Daytona 955i,Honda XL250 & Royal Enfield 650GT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Kingdom of Wessex Posts: 6,976 Thanks: 2,391 Thanked 2,685 Times in 1,686 Posts	Due to the greed of local County Councils, it is killing small towns too. There is a big car park in my local small town. Virtually empty, of course, except for the odd little white warden van. Everyone is squashed in the free Co-Op car park opposite The latest business to close down is the bakers, that have been there since the year dot. __________________ Let the good times roll............