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More Controlled Parking Restrictions for Charlton

Greenwich Council are finalising plans to increase parking revenues by extending the Residents Controlled Parking zone across Charlton. Those of you who have parked on the east side of the Valley (Charlton Lane and towards Maryon Park) for years will find that option removed in due course. Yellow lines will become double yellows and they are threatening Pay-to-Park spaces in order to reduce spaces for permit paying residents. All part of the ongoing war on motorists in south-east London by the car-hating cabal that run the Council.

Royal Borough of Greenwich - Consultations (royalgreenwich.gov.uk)
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  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,076
    Good news for the residents there though.
  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,427
    iainment said:
    Good news for the residents there though.
    Yeah, 25 days a year they won’t have footy folk parking outside. House prices should rocket. 
  • paulbaconsarnie
    paulbaconsarnie Posts: 9,436
    edited November 2021
    Just park at the ground.
    it’s only £36 a pop.
  • Surprise Surprise a council wants to earn money from parking bays , I once read that Westminster earn @£100m from their resident / visitor parking bays and fines. It will be a pain for us fans who drive and park in the free bays which surround the Valley, however as long as Greenwich provide  enough visitor pay and display bays then fair enough. Greenwich are joining every other London council in trying to raise much needed revenue, after struggling with their finances / budget cuts / pandemic etc .........bays = pay!
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,665
    It ain't just about the football.

    As I read it, it's saying they're planning on increasing the yellow and double yellow lines, meaning residents won't be able to park where they used to. Could be wrong, but thought that was the OP's point?
  • iainment said:
    Good news for the residents there though.
    If they have off-street parking otherwise,I suspect, like elsewhere in London they will have to pay for the privilege of parking outside or as close as they can to their house, Occasional football parking isn’t the target of this exercise 
  • sammy391
    sammy391 Posts: 3,854
    Never understand why parking at the curry’s/Pc World had never been denied idea used/extended to football fans!?

    masses of car parking spaces unused (and even a lower section completely empty) surely would be gobbled up even at £5 a pop
  • Ross
    Ross Posts: 4,420
    sammy391 said:
    Never understand why parking at the curry’s/Pc World had never been denied idea used/extended to football fans!?

    masses of car parking spaces unused (and even a lower section completely empty) surely would be gobbled up even at £5 a pop
    It used to be filled with fans but restrictions were put in for the Olympics in 2012, and I guess they've remained in place ever since.
  • Guess the likes of Currys equally dont want to risk losing business because genuine customers are unable to park there - Thanks to non-Customers using the car park and going elsewhere.

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  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 34,334
    Greenwich Council are finalising plans to increase parking revenues by extending the Residents Controlled Parking zone across Charlton. Those of you who have parked on the east side of the Valley (Charlton Lane and towards Maryon Park) for years will find that option removed in due course. Yellow lines will become double yellows and they are threatening Pay-to-Park spaces in order to reduce spaces for permit paying residents. All part of the ongoing war on motorists in south-east London by the car-hating cabal that run the Council.

    Royal Borough of Greenwich - Consultations (royalgreenwich.gov.uk)
    Just as long as they fine residents who put bins & planks of wood out that stop non residents parking in designated spaces. 

    Does my head in. 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 34,334
    On saturday I couldn't find anywhere around the ground that we usually park in & decided to check out Charlton Park again (you may remember the problem I had a few years ago getting back to the car & finding the gates locked). 

    Well, upon entering we were greeted with a lovely surprise. Sworn to secrecy though as I dont want all you 'erberts nicking all the spaces 😄
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Have they put tents up for stranded motorists?
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,572
    iainment said:
    Good news for the residents there though.
    If they have off-street parking otherwise,I suspect, like elsewhere in London they will have to pay for the privilege of parking outside or as close as they can to their house, Occasional football parking isn’t the target of this exercise 
    Well that is of course true…..however the net result will impact on crowd attendances, though by how much is anyone’s guess.
  • Is this something that the supporters trust could pick up and run with, perhaps in conjunction with the club. It’s definitely going to have a significant impact and some of the alternative parking mentioned above needs to be properly explored.
  • Contact/discuss with local schools re using their playground areas on matchdays ? 
  • CatAddick
    CatAddick Posts: 2,396
    iainment said:
    Good news for the residents there though.
    Certainly not all of them.   That area is quite popular for Paramedic and allied healthcare students who, as they are forced to run a car on a student loan in order to get to placement shifts 24/7 all over the region, specifically look for free residents parking when renting.   Surely there will be other residents whose travel budget has just been slapped with a permit cost?  Not many places with off street parking round there - or are you deliberately making a contrary statement? 
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,572
    edited November 2021
    sammy391 said:
    Never understand why parking at the curry’s/Pc World had never been denied idea used/extended to football fans!?

    masses of car parking spaces unused (and even a lower section completely empty) surely would be gobbled up even at £5 a pop
    The same can be said for Makros, their carpark is enormous. 
    I have never seen it anywhere near full even on match days and meet ups for CL vengeance bouts.
    Could they not be encouraged to cone off a certain amount on match days and charge £5 a pop…..they’d clean up.
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,572
    edited November 2021
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  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,572
    Contact/discuss with local schools re using their playground areas on matchdays ? 
    Yes, I have seen this done at several away grounds over the years.
    Nice little and much needed earner for the school of course.
    Didn’t Fossdene Primary School used to do this some years back….I think they did?
    No doubt some OTT legislation is in place nowadays to prevent this logical and sensible idea.

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  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,360
    Parking is the biggest pain in the arse for me now getting to games, I've got no problem paying to park somewhere especially if its somewhere I won't get my car broken into or stolen, just add it to the ULEZ charge ive got to pay as well for driving a mile inside the south circular 

    I've considered paying to park at the ground but thats more than a fucking match ticket on top of the ULEZ 
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,076
    iainment said:
    Good news for the residents there though.
    The football club has been there a lot longer than they have.
    Buy a house near a football stadium and then get annoyed when, surprise surprise, people come there who want to park.
    It’s like buying a house near an airport then complaining about the noise afterwards……idiots! 🤨
    I don’t think this is anything to do with that though. The Council is initiating the change not the residents.
  • Once we’re regularly playing in Europe the demand for parking will be even worse. 
  • Dansk_Red
    Dansk_Red Posts: 5,743
    You can prebook to park at Asda for £5
  • sammy391 said:
    Never understand why parking at the curry’s/Pc World had never been denied idea used/extended to football fans!?

    masses of car parking spaces unused (and even a lower section completely empty) surely would be gobbled up even at £5 a pop
    The same can be said for Makros, their carpark is enormous. 
    I have never seen it anywhere near full even on match days and meet ups for CL vengeance bouts.
    Could they not be encouraged to cone off a certain amount on match days and charge £5 a pop…..they’d clean up.
    Room required for sorting out CL arguments.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Perhaps CAST could speak to the local retailers to see if they can make secure parking areas available for fans for 3/4 hours on a match day for a small fee.

    Even if its only 5 of them with 150 available slots each and a couple of attendants they will more than cover their costs.
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,076
    Or fans could get to the Valley by public transport, cycling or walking. All of which I do from time to time.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 34,334
    iainment said:
    Or fans could get to the Valley by public transport, cycling or walking. All of which I do from time to time.
    Well jolly hockey sticks for you. 

    I live less than 5 min walk from my mainline station but unfortunately its not on the Charlton line. It takes 3 changes to get to Charlton station for a cost of £10. 

    Too far to walk
  • clb74
    clb74 Posts: 10,836
    iainment said:
    Or fans could get to the Valley by public transport, cycling or walking. All of which I do from time to time.
    Of course they can.
    A 50 minute train journey though Saturday took me 2hrs 15 minutes.
  • Another reason to watch the games online then