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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,600
    edited December 2025
    If this had gone through you would have found it very hard to find any free parking within reasonable walking distance of The Valley for day games (unless you include people that park up breaking the parking restrictions and taking a chance they are not ticketed).

    It would have all been resident's only or metered parking and the parking places were also going to be reduced.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,678
    Agreed, a good outcome 
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,859
    So where are people parking now? Are there any roads either side of Shooters Hill that don't have any restrictions?
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,600
    SantaClaus said:
    So where are people parking now? Are there any roads either side of Shooters Hill that don't have any restrictions?
    Yes, loads.
  • clive
    clive Posts: 20,114

    Greenwich Council’s ‘sustainable streets’ CPZ consultation cost £640,000

    https://greenwichwire.co.uk/2026/01/30/greenwich-sustainable-streets-cpz-consultation-costs/?
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,302
    Shocking waste of money. 
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 25,215
    Politicians waste money shocker...
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 29,650
    £640,000? Money that they could be spent on a cycle path.
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 25,215
    guinnessaddick said:
    £640,000? Money that they could be spent on a cycle path.
    Or gender Neutral toilets ? 
  • Southendaddick
    Southendaddick Posts: 5,394
    I’ve just tried to book the Asda as I usually do for the Birmingham and Wrexham games on just park and it’s £24!   Was a fiver last season for some games

    Is there anything walkable with a reasonably quick getaway to the Blackwall Tunnel that’s not charging the price of a ticket to park ? 

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  • clive
    clive Posts: 20,114
    Southendaddick said:
    I’ve just tried to book the Asda as I usually do for the Birmingham and Wrexham games on just park and it’s £24!   Was a fiver last season for some games

    Is there anything walkable with a reasonably quick getaway to the Blackwall Tunnel that’s not charging the price of a ticket to park ? 
    The kick-off days/ times for these games are yet to be confirmed & could be moved for live tv coverage, you will have to wait until the end of this month for this information.
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,991
    Wrexham is confirmed as 3pm Saturday
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 11,183
    Ikea 5 hours free, but don't tell everyone 👍
  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,165
    Southendaddick said:
    I’ve just tried to book the Asda as I usually do for the Birmingham and Wrexham games on just park and it’s £24!   Was a fiver last season for some games

    Is there anything walkable with a reasonably quick getaway to the Blackwall Tunnel that’s not charging the price of a ticket to park ? 
    Lombard wall if you get there early enough for a spot
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,849
    I've probably asked this before, but am I alright parking around Troughton/ Rathmore rd at around 6 tomorrow night?
    Do the restrictions still end at 18:30?
    Cheers
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,600
    carly burn said:
    I've probably asked this before, but am I alright parking around Troughton/ Rathmore rd at around 6 tomorrow night?
    Do the restrictions still end at 18:30?
    Cheers
    Assuming it is a "normal" bay where restrictions end at 18.30, you can park from 16.30 because you are allowed to park for 2 hours and then at 18.30 you're ok anyway.
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,849
    Covered End said:
    carly burn said:
    I've probably asked this before, but am I alright parking around Troughton/ Rathmore rd at around 6 tomorrow night?
    Do the restrictions still end at 18:30?
    Cheers
    Assuming it is a "normal" bay where restrictions end at 18.30, you can park from 16.30 because you are allowed to park for 2 hours and then at 18.30 you're ok anyway.
    Cheers
  • clive
    clive Posts: 20,114
    https://www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2026/02/19/greenwich-council-look-to-privatise-traffic-wardens-and-parking-enforcement/
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,600
    edited March 5
    Croydon council lost in the High Court yesterday.
    Ruling made that Lower Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) are unlawful and are simply used to raise revenue.

    So hopefully Greenwich may reverse all theirs that are causing endless problems to Greenwich, Blackheath &  Charlton residents.
  • fenlandaddick
    fenlandaddick Posts: 1,943
    Such a shame the lawyers win every time, and at the expense of the tax payer.
    Why can't councils work for the prosperity of the residents and businesses they represent.
    Worlds gone mad I tell you.

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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,600
    https://insidecroydon.com/2026/03/05/high-court-judge-orders-end-to-croydons-unlawful-ltns/
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,839
    edited March 6
    The Tory mayor of Croydon appears to be a bit of a berk, but his public remarks are not going to be material anywhere else. It’s always been the case that you can’t introduce traffic orders or raise parking charges for narrowly financial reasons. Every council knows that.
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,471
    Airman Brown said:
    The Tory mayor of Croydon appears to be a bit of a berk, but his public remarks are not going to be material anywhere else. It’s always been the case that you can’t introduce traffic orders or raise parking charges for narrowly financial reasons. Every council knows that.
    You'd think so, but look at all the authorities chasing Lane rental schemes as they think its a money spinner but the extra revenue can't be used for anything other than the lane rental scheme so they all end up with massive surpluses.

    Sadly they aren't all like you who speaks plainly, they speak in tongues that only other waffle merchants understand and is designed to put normal people off engaging with local politics 
  • VanbrughHill
    VanbrughHill Posts: 68
    edited March 6
    Carter said:
    Airman Brown said:
    The Tory mayor of Croydon appears to be a bit of a berk, but his public remarks are not going to be material anywhere else. It’s always been the case that you can’t introduce traffic orders or raise parking charges for narrowly financial reasons. Every council knows that.
    You'd think so, but look at all the authorities chasing Lane rental schemes as they think its a money spinner but the extra revenue can't be used for anything other than the lane rental scheme so they all end up with massive surpluses.

    Sadly they aren't all like you who speaks plainly, they speak in tongues that only other waffle merchants understand and is designed to put normal people off engaging with local politics 
    Sorry to be that person - but as someone who works in the industry, everything you’ve said above is nonsense. There’s a lot of good material in the public domain which explains what it’s for and why the money is charged/what the surpluses are used for and funding applied for. Current legislation and regulation councils work to is poor so Lane Rental schemes are there is supplement it. It’s not the council who comes up with this, rather the inability of the DfT/government to think of sensible statute for them to work towards. Councils are scraping at every barrel and carrot they are given.
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,471
    VanbrughHill said:
    Carter said:
    Airman Brown said:
    The Tory mayor of Croydon appears to be a bit of a berk, but his public remarks are not going to be material anywhere else. It’s always been the case that you can’t introduce traffic orders or raise parking charges for narrowly financial reasons. Every council knows that.
    You'd think so, but look at all the authorities chasing Lane rental schemes as they think its a money spinner but the extra revenue can't be used for anything other than the lane rental scheme so they all end up with massive surpluses.

    Sadly they aren't all like you who speaks plainly, they speak in tongues that only other waffle merchants understand and is designed to put normal people off engaging with local politics 
    Sorry to be that person - but as someone who works in the industry, everything you’ve said above is nonsense. There’s a lot of good material in the public domain which explains what it’s for and why the money is charged/what the surpluses are used for and funding applied for. Current legislation and regulation councils work to is poor so Lane Rental schemes are there is supplement it. It’s not the council who comes up with this, rather the inability of the DfT/government to think of sensible statute for them to work towards. Councils are scraping at every barrel and carrot they are given.
    I'm referring to the mayor's, councillors, council leaders regards the waffle 

    I understand lane rental schemes and you are correct it isnt the council its the highway authority and the leadership of those authorities all see pound signs and can't consult on them fast enough. Then they end up with surplus funds as utilities believe it or not don't get much choice when they can work and when they can't, digging holes at night is as popular as you would expect for both residents and those of us lucky enough to be volunteered to do it. 

    Kent for example is a sensible place to have lane rental. The A20 on its own is reason enough to be lane rental but not most of the list of roads on it which is ever expanding. 

    Me and you could probably rabbit back and forth for days on this and make strong arguments depending on what side of the fence you sit. I also agree the department for transport don't help 
  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 4,732
    Learning something everyday with the help of Charlton Life, keeping us young and vibrant;

    A lane rental scheme allows a local highway authority to charge works promoters for the time that street and road works occupy the highway.  

    This guidance explains how to: 

    • develop proposals for a lane rental scheme 
    • apply to operate a scheme

    Lane rental allows a highway authority to charge up to £2,500 per day for works on the busiest roads at the busiest times. It helps to minimise disruption and charges apply to works promoted by both utility companies and highway authorities. Schemes need to be approved by the Secretary of State for Transport before they can become operational.

    There are currently 5 lane rental schemes in operation.

    More at 

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/street-works-lane-rental/lane-rental-schemes-guidance-for-english-highway-authorities



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