"Roland Perry" wrote in message
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In message , at 08:55:10 on Fri, 15
Aug 2008, "\"nightjar\" cpb@"
remarked:
the Council imposed parking restrictions such that one side of the road
was no parking on even numbered days and the other on odd numbered days.

A ridiculous idea.

Everyone got to park outside their own house half the time, but it was
incredibly inconvenient having to change the cars over late every night

Including the people away on holiday, in hospital, or otherwise not at
home? Whoever thought up such a daft scheme should be shot.

I can't recall when, if ever, I was last away from home overnight and my car
was not also away, even if it was only in the airport car park.

and eventually the residents had it changed to permanent no parking on one
side and they had to pay for the re-signing.

Well, the frog got boiled in the end, but what a performance!

It made the point to the residents that they should be careful what they
wish for, in this case the ability to park outside their own front gate
rather than having to walk an extra ten feet to cross the road, as they
might get it.

Colin Bignell

"nightjar" cpb@ .me.uk wrote:
"Roland Perry" wrote in message
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In message , at 08:55:10 on Fri, 15
Aug 2008, "\"nightjar\" cpb@"
remarked:
the Council imposed parking restrictions such that one side of the road
was no parking on even numbered days and the other on odd numbered days.
A ridiculous idea.

Everyone got to park outside their own house half the time, but it was
incredibly inconvenient having to change the cars over late every night
Including the people away on holiday, in hospital, or otherwise not at
home? Whoever thought up such a daft scheme should be shot.

It was common, and may still be, in some parts of France to have parking
on one side of the street from 1st to 15th and on the other side from
16th to the end of each month.

I can't recall when, if ever, I was last away from home overnight and my car
was not also away, even if it was only in the airport car park.

It is the summer norm for a house with two cars and two adults who quite
like going on holiday together.

--
David

On Aug 15, 5:00 pm, "\"nightjar\"
k wrote:
"Roland Perry" wrote in message

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In message , at 08:55:10 on Fri, 15
Aug 2008, "\"nightjar\" cpb@"
remarked:
the Council imposed parking restrictions such that one side of the road
was no parking on even numbered days and the other on odd numbered days.

A ridiculous idea.

Everyone got to park outside their own house half the time, but it was
incredibly inconvenient having to change the cars over late every night

Including the people away on holiday, in hospital, or otherwise not at
home? Whoever thought up such a daft scheme should be shot.

I can't recall when, if ever, I was last away from home overnight and my car
was not also away, even if it was only in the airport car park.

Not if your employer provides a taxi to and from the airport so that
you don't have to drive while jet-lagged.

"Martin Bonner" wrote in message
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On Aug 15, 5:00 pm, "\"nightjar\"
k wrote:
"Roland Perry" wrote in message

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In message , at 08:55:10 on Fri,
15
Aug 2008, "\"nightjar\" cpb@"
remarked:
the Council imposed parking restrictions such that one side of the road
was no parking on even numbered days and the other on odd numbered
days.

A ridiculous idea.

Everyone got to park outside their own house half the time, but it was
incredibly inconvenient having to change the cars over late every night

Including the people away on holiday, in hospital, or otherwise not at
home? Whoever thought up such a daft scheme should be shot.

I can't recall when, if ever, I was last away from home overnight and my
car
was not also away, even if it was only in the airport car park.

Not if your employer provides a taxi to and from the airport so that
you don't have to drive while jet-lagged.

I am my employer and I don't like taxis.

Colin Bignell.

Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 15:05:12 on
Fri, 15 Aug 2008, GB remarked:
I suspect that, if the OP and all the people could get together to
fund the work, they would be best off taking direct action without
telling the council.

Who will eventually get the work "undone" because of lack of planning
permission.

That's the risk - if they ever notice. They don't have people coming round
to check whether every road verge is still nicely grassed over, so it's just
a question of chance.

It's more likely the council has a long term planning policy that tries
to discourage car usage and increase public transport etc. One on the
key measures to implement this is restricting the amount of parking
available!!

If I'd have had the parking space I wouldn't have sold my lightweight
sports car (44mpg) or the 125cc motorbike before it. I'd have bought an
economical diesel (55mpg) to go with them both for lugging gear around
and kept the bike for commuting and the car for fun.

As it is I drive a warm hatch (30mpg), sit in traffic jams with the
air-conditioning on feeling guilty about destroying the environment and
cycle commute every so often as penance.

The number of single-occupant family cars on the roads would suggest
that I'm not alone in this.

Tahnsk everyone but we've veered off my original post.
I shall ask the council to allow the residents to sort it themselves with
their permission.


wrote in message
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It's more likely the council has a long term planning policy that tries
to discourage car usage and increase public transport etc. One on the key
measures to implement this is restricting the amount of parking
available!!

If I'd have had the parking space I wouldn't have sold my lightweight
sports car (44mpg) or the 125cc motorbike before it. I'd have bought an
economical diesel (55mpg) to go with them both for lugging gear around and
kept the bike for commuting and the car for fun.

As it is I drive a warm hatch (30mpg), sit in traffic jams with the
air-conditioning on feeling guilty about destroying the environment and
cycle commute every so often as penance.

The number of single-occupant family cars on the roads would suggest that
I'm not alone in this.

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:00:10 +0100, "\"nightjar\"
k wrote:


"Roland Perry" wrote in message
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In message , at 08:55:10 on Fri, 15
Aug 2008, "\"nightjar\" cpb@"
remarked:
the Council imposed parking restrictions such that one side of the road
was no parking on even numbered days and the other on odd numbered days.

A ridiculous idea.

Everyone got to park outside their own house half the time, but it was
incredibly inconvenient having to change the cars over late every night

Including the people away on holiday, in hospital, or otherwise not at
home? Whoever thought up such a daft scheme should be shot.

I can't recall when, if ever, I was last away from home overnight and my car
was not also away, even if it was only in the airport car park.


We have two cars, and have never had both of them in an airport car
park at the same time :-)



--
Alex Heney, Global Villager
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In message , at 16:50:06 on Fri, 15
Aug 2008, tim..... remarked:

We were sent details of a new housing build near us and when we looked at
the plans, the six flats in the build have no parking access at all but
only
cycle spaces! Like that is going to work!

By selling to people who don't have a car!

Even people without cars, Often:

a) expect visitors who do.

There are many places where visitor parking is difficult (a flat in
Mayfair for example), it's just one of those things.

b) have to move large items into the property for which they have hired a
car/van to do so.

Almost everywhere has arrangements for such things.

c) know that when they want to sell, 99% of the people who may view
their house will want a parking place a

Only if they've failed to read the particulars.

nd as such it will be very difficult to
sell.

Recursive argument. The price will reflect any such perceived
disadvantage.
--
Roland Perry

In message , at 16:45:05 on Fri, 15
Aug 2008, tim..... remarked:

All it does is make houses without parking unsellable

This is clearly a gross exaggeration. There are many houses (let alone
flats) with no off-street parking and double yellow lines on the roads
outside.
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Roland Perry