Not Enough Parking Spaces To Go Around In Wales Welsh Councils Should Do More.
[b]Couple stunned to find note on their car telling them not to park in their own street The mystery message stated that their details had been taken and reported to the council.
A couple were stunned to find a note left on their car warning them not to park on their own street.
Nicci Williams from Buckley in Flintshire said she and her partner discovered the handwritten message, which had been placed inside a plastic wallet and left on the vehicle, on Tuesday, March 23. It read, "Don't park here this is resident's parking ONLY. There is a free 24 hour car park around the corner next to small shop. Details taken and reported to council."
Incensed, Nicci - who's lived on the street for three years - described her "disbelief" at being targeted and called the note "absolutely ridiculous." "We parked behind our house on a street with no double yellows or disabled lines, road tax paid and Highway Code abided by - so report us to who you like," she posted on Facebook.
"Absolutely ridiculous that people think they're entitled to tell others where to park. Any damage to the car and we’re sending the police to your door, we know exactly who you are.
"And it's not residents parking - residential parking would mean parking permits, there are absolutely no restrictions for parking here." Speaking to North Wales Live, Nicci said: "We were both in disbelief really, we have lived here for nearly three years and have always parked there."
Parking is getting difficult everywhere I have had my own problems where I live I fully understand their feelings there aren't enough parking spaces to go around our councils don't consider motorists anymore.
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@senghenydd But look at those roads.. They were never meant to have cars on them...Two cars can barely pass in the street. They were meant for bicycles.😷
@senghenydd To be fair, the English have done their best to bring civilisation. The Romans just built that wall through Carlisle.. (Actually I agree with you quietly. But the original design of the whole place did not allow enough space for households with more than one car per house or large commercial vehicles working from home. The problem would have been solved if each house had a driveway. At one timw we had 5 cars parked in our driveway and lot a car parked in the street.)😷
@whowasthatmaskedman The Large Mini-Bus goes off every morning at 7.00am however there are delivery lorries turning up at 6.30am having problems getting around that corner causing a pantomine it's not a nice environment seeing and hearing this every morning.
@senghenydd Just for comparison Not my streetbut close by. https://www.google.com/maps/@-37.9345191,145.1877478,3a,75y,270h,92.08t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sOA_JjFGADMDYgxVeHlJX4Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
@senghenydd Actually that like asking and accountant how to make money. These people only report what has already happened. Instead ask google where to live that had off road driveways and wider streets and move there.😷
@whowasthatmaskedman You have a point there however peoples jobs change through no fault of their own, in some circumstances they end up driving a van or mini-bus I feel most of the blame should go to local councils who haven't provided suffient car-parks.
@senghenydd In all seriousness I agree with you. But having seen both sides first hand its srikes me those roads were too narrow even at the time of design. Not that it helps.. So oversize vehicles need to be excluded or sent to designated zones. Which probably means taking out a play area or similar.😷
@whowasthatmaskedman In live in the town of Caerphilly the town centre has been run down for years the town centre has one suitable carpark which is full by 9.00am every morning so shoppers either bus it or walk into the town centre there is available land suitable for a carpark but Caerphilly Council doesn't care about local shoppers they simply support out of town precincts and the big five or six supermarkets there is a small road called Park Lane Caerphilly which could solve the parking problem instead Caerphilly Council are now building a large hotel there as if Caerphilly needed another hotel. In my experience my local council are to blame that no doubt isn't the case elsewhere I'm sure the majority of places have better councils.
@senghenydd Remember that it is usually big business that put money into political campaigns. I know thats historically very much an Americal thing. But its also truth in your country and mine. Of course they would argue its about jobs as well. My daughter and I live out in the "burbs " where a driveway always there and capable of taking a couple of cars or a meduim truck or small bus. My son in an apartment dweller in the city by choice and pays for a parking spot in a nearby building. I know thats not your situation. But renting a spot is a solution in some cases.😷
@whowasthatmaskedman Renting parking spots is something new it's associated to sporting venues where locals usually rent out their driveways to supporters, I don't live near a sports stadium but have been approached by a van owner who was interested in renting out my drive it's a funny old world in my country after continuously renting out a drive for twenty years the drive would belong to the person who rented out the drive it's not an option I would ever consider doing myself but it's certainly a good idea for stopping the streets from being less congested.
