tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694454756676640378.post5044011732500309013..comments2023-04-03T07:27:12.949-07:00Comments on Whittlesey North Blog: Helping Hampton's ProfitsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694454756676640378.post-62249045683479033052010-10-13T14:39:27.646-07:002010-10-13T14:39:27.646-07:00Sure the car parking charges after 2 or 3 hours is...Sure the car parking charges after 2 or 3 hours is better than car parking charges at all times, but what about those people who work in Whittlesey?<br />Yes there are people who live close and are just lazy driving into town, myself included, and the parking fees would probably motivate me into walking more, but for those who live on the outskirts of town, or in the likes of Coates, Eastrea, Turves and maybe further afield, it's punishing them.<br />During the school holidays, a colleague of mine spends the majority of her hourly pay paying for childminders. If she then had to pay for car parking on top of that, there would be no point to her working at all.<br />Whittlesey is quirky in that it doesn't charge for parking. Not many places do.<br />A few months ago a customer from Ely came in and said they were shocked that they didn't have to pay for parking. They couldn't see a ticket machine anywhere, and had even stopped a policeman to double check. They liked that they didn't have to pay.<br />To resolve the issue of lack of spaces, I don't know the answer to that. Maybe take the roundabout out? And make that entire area part of the car park? It would also resolve any issues about whether parking on the broken double yellow lines is legal or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com