Is the option disappearing to park the other side of Charlton Park?
It was always a bit of a slog back up the hill after the match (handy for me exiting Harvey Gardens from the East Stand), which might be a struggle for some. But never struggled to park around that area, and then just had to deal with Shooters Hill traffic back to the A2
The main problem is that there is just going to be more cars trying to park in the same number of roads. There isn't many spaces anyway the other side of the park (or wasn't when I last parked the in the 2023/2024 season) and by stopping you parking nearer the ground just forces more people to park in the limited spaces there are.
Since moving to Bromley I've ditched going by car & now take the bus. The 380 to Belmarsh stops closer to the ground than I used to park !!
Great news for Plumstead and Shooters Hill (well done to them). Bad news for the rest of the Charlton fans who at this point are now even more likely to be hit.
I’m not on Charlton fb pages but on the Plumstead one I have never seen such an outpouring of anger and complaints and high demand to attend the meetings, a protest outside a town hall meeting, a specific website set up for this alone. People were angry.
I don’t know what the Charlton residents have done in this regard.
I’m not on Charlton fb pages but on the Plumstead one I have never seen such an outpouring of anger and complaints and high demand to attend the meetings, a protest outside a town hall meeting, a specific website set up for this alone. People were angry.
I don’t know what the Charlton residents have done in this regard.
The vast majority of Charlton residents don’t care about their local football club or their fans and while those with drives who can charge £25+ for people to park on them with JustPark ( some that hold three cars ) , there’s no way they are going to complain .
Is the option disappearing to park the other side of Charlton Park?
It was always a bit of a slog back up the hill after the match (handy for me exiting Harvey Gardens from the East Stand), which might be a struggle for some. But never struggled to park around that area, and then just had to deal with Shooters Hill traffic back to the A2
The main problem is that there is just going to be more cars trying to park in the same number of roads. There isn't many spaces anyway the other side of the park (or wasn't when I last parked the in the 2023/2024 season) and by stopping you parking nearer the ground just forces more people to park in the limited spaces there are.
Since moving to Bromley I've ditched going by car & now take the bus. The 380 to Belmarsh stops closer to the ground than I used to park !!
Good on you for taking the bus and seeing it as the easier option. I know many people don't like being priced/inconvenienced out of using cars, but....it's just better overall for more people to use public transport.
Massive caveat that the public transport needs to be cheap, frequent, reliable and of good quality (the more people that use it, the more likely this will be).
Walked down Charlton Lane about noon on Saturday, there was a car parked on a double yellow line, it was on the left hand side going down. It had a blue badge in the windscreen and a parking ticket on it . 🤷🏻♂️
Taking it back to the other thread and the comment about Plumstead residents being wrong by @Rothko
The people that need their cars are usually the most poorly paid I believe? The carers? I usually see 3 or 4 sets on my walk to the station buzzing about in their little micras. The teaching assistants that park in my road to work in the primary school at the end of the road. Maybe they need to drop off their own kids to schools so can’t use public transport. The children that need to visit their elderly parents on a daily basis would then have to pay for that necessity, which might just stretch the finances too much that they stop.
Doesnt affect us city types who use public transport but seems to me that it would just be a step too far for the financially vulnerable.
Who would ever have thought that owning a car would become only for the privileged.
Taking it back to the other thread and the comment about Plumstead residents being wrong by @Rothko
The people that need their cars are usually the most poorly paid I believe? The carers? I usually see 3 or 4 sets on my walk to the station buzzing about in their little micras. The teaching assistants that park in my road to work in the primary school at the end of the road. Maybe they need to drop off their own kids to schools so can’t use public transport. The children that need to visit their elderly parents on a daily basis would then have to pay for that necessity, which might just stretch the finances too much that they stop.
Doesnt affect us city types who use public transport but seems to me that it would just be a step too far for the financially vulnerable.
Who would ever have thought that owning a car would become only for the privileged.
The poorest Londoners don’t drive,
Of the households that earn less than £10,000, 78% do not own a car and 64% of households that earn between £10,000 and £19,999 do not own a car.In outer London, 70% of households that earn less than £10,000 annually do not own a car and 53% of households that earn between £10,000 and £19,999 do not own a car. The poorest Londoners are more affected by air pollution.
I disagree with the Plumstead campaign, as the area is pretty badly affected by traffic issues, is well served by public transport and with proper implementation would have improved the area. The council have been absolutist on the issue, which doesn’t help, and the move should have been gradual, but the campaign against is as absolutist the other way.
Taking it back to the other thread and the comment about Plumstead residents being wrong by @Rothko
The people that need their cars are usually the most poorly paid I believe? The carers? I usually see 3 or 4 sets on my walk to the station buzzing about in their little micras. The teaching assistants that park in my road to work in the primary school at the end of the road. Maybe they need to drop off their own kids to schools so can’t use public transport. The children that need to visit their elderly parents on a daily basis would then have to pay for that necessity, which might just stretch the finances too much that they stop.
Doesnt affect us city types who use public transport but seems to me that it would just be a step too far for the financially vulnerable.
Who would ever have thought that owning a car would become only for the privileged.
The poorest Londoners don’t drive,
Of the households that earn less than £10,000, 78% do not own a car and 64% of households that earn between £10,000 and £19,999 do not own a car. In outer London, 70% of households that earn less than £10,000 annually do not own a car and 53% of households that earn between £10,000 and £19,999 do not own a car. The poorest Londoners are more affected by air pollution.
I disagree with the Plumstead campaign, as the area is pretty badly affected by traffic issues, is well served by public transport and with proper implementation would have improved the area. The council have been absolutist on the issue, which doesn’t help, and the move should have been gradual, but the campaign against is as absolutist the other way.
Does this apply to the Shooters Hill area of Plumstead?
Taking it back to the other thread and the comment about Plumstead residents being wrong by @Rothko
The people that need their cars are usually the most poorly paid I believe? The carers? I usually see 3 or 4 sets on my walk to the station buzzing about in their little micras. The teaching assistants that park in my road to work in the primary school at the end of the road. Maybe they need to drop off their own kids to schools so can’t use public transport. The children that need to visit their elderly parents on a daily basis would then have to pay for that necessity, which might just stretch the finances too much that they stop.
Doesnt affect us city types who use public transport but seems to me that it would just be a step too far for the financially vulnerable.
Who would ever have thought that owning a car would become only for the privileged.
The poorest Londoners don’t drive,
Of the households that earn less than £10,000, 78% do not own a car and 64% of households that earn between £10,000 and £19,999 do not own a car. In outer London, 70% of households that earn less than £10,000 annually do not own a car and 53% of households that earn between £10,000 and £19,999 do not own a car. The poorest Londoners are more affected by air pollution.
I disagree with the Plumstead campaign, as the area is pretty badly affected by traffic issues, is well served by public transport and with proper implementation would have improved the area. The council have been absolutist on the issue, which doesn’t help, and the move should have been gradual, but the campaign against is as absolutist the other way.
Does this apply to the Shooters Hill area of Plumstead?
Yes, again well served, but also very sharp elbowed middle class at play there, vote green, don’t be green
Taking it back to the other thread and the comment about Plumstead residents being wrong by @Rothko
The people that need their cars are usually the most poorly paid I believe? The carers? I usually see 3 or 4 sets on my walk to the station buzzing about in their little micras. The teaching assistants that park in my road to work in the primary school at the end of the road. Maybe they need to drop off their own kids to schools so can’t use public transport. The children that need to visit their elderly parents on a daily basis would then have to pay for that necessity, which might just stretch the finances too much that they stop.
Doesnt affect us city types who use public transport but seems to me that it would just be a step too far for the financially vulnerable.
Who would ever have thought that owning a car would become only for the privileged.
The poorest Londoners don’t drive,
Of the households that earn less than £10,000, 78% do not own a car and 64% of households that earn between £10,000 and £19,999 do not own a car. In outer London, 70% of households that earn less than £10,000 annually do not own a car and 53% of households that earn between £10,000 and £19,999 do not own a car. The poorest Londoners are more affected by air pollution.
I disagree with the Plumstead campaign, as the area is pretty badly affected by traffic issues, is well served by public transport and with proper implementation would have improved the area. The council have been absolutist on the issue, which doesn’t help, and the move should have been gradual, but the campaign against is as absolutist the other way.
Does this apply to the Shooters Hill area of Plumstead?
Yes, again well served, but also very sharp elbowed middle class at play there, vote green, don’t be green
Must be hiding the Train, DLR, Tube, Tram stations up there. Maybe its the loads of bus routes they have that hide them!
Seems to have gone back up to £15 now when I look? Maybe it is cheaper if you book earlier? We used it for the Watford game and it worked ok, I hope the school get a good amount of the money.
Taking it back to the other thread and the comment about Plumstead residents being wrong by @Rothko
The people that need their cars are usually the most poorly paid I believe? The carers? I usually see 3 or 4 sets on my walk to the station buzzing about in their little micras. The teaching assistants that park in my road to work in the primary school at the end of the road. Maybe they need to drop off their own kids to schools so can’t use public transport. The children that need to visit their elderly parents on a daily basis would then have to pay for that necessity, which might just stretch the finances too much that they stop.
Doesnt affect us city types who use public transport but seems to me that it would just be a step too far for the financially vulnerable.
Who would ever have thought that owning a car would become only for the privileged.
The poorest Londoners don’t drive,
Of the households that earn less than £10,000, 78% do not own a car and 64% of households that earn between £10,000 and £19,999 do not own a car. In outer London, 70% of households that earn less than £10,000 annually do not own a car and 53% of households that earn between £10,000 and £19,999 do not own a car. The poorest Londoners are more affected by air pollution.
I disagree with the Plumstead campaign, as the area is pretty badly affected by traffic issues, is well served by public transport and with proper implementation would have improved the area. The council have been absolutist on the issue, which doesn’t help, and the move should have been gradual, but the campaign against is as absolutist the other way.
Does this apply to the Shooters Hill area of Plumstead?
Yes, again well served, but also very sharp elbowed middle class at play there, vote green, don’t be green
Must be hiding the Train, DLR, Tube, Tram stations up there. Maybe it’s the loads of bus routes they have that hide them!
How far are DLR, Train and Elizabeth line stations away, 10-15 on a bus, or are the people of Shooters Hill driving to Woolwich to use them?
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Since moving to Bromley I've ditched going by car & now take the bus. The 380 to Belmarsh stops closer to the ground than I used to park !!
Bad news for the rest of the Charlton fans who at this point are now even more likely to be hit.
I don’t know what the Charlton residents have done in this regard.
Usually have a Just Park booking but didn't expect to be attending this match.
Any help much appreciated, thanks.
Massive caveat that the public transport needs to be cheap, frequent, reliable and of good quality (the more people that use it, the more likely this will be).
https://thebigparking.co.uk/football/events/aug-25/charlton-athletic-v-leicester-city
The people that need their cars are usually the most poorly paid I believe? The carers? I usually see 3 or 4 sets on my walk to the station buzzing about in their little micras. The teaching assistants that park in my road to work in the primary school at the end of the road. Maybe they need to drop off their own kids to schools so can’t use public transport. The children that need to visit their elderly parents on a daily basis would then have to pay for that necessity, which might just stretch the finances too much that they stop.
Doesnt affect us city types who use public transport but seems to me that it would just be a step too far for the financially vulnerable.
Of the households that earn less than £10,000, 78% do not own a car and 64% of households that earn between £10,000 and £19,999 do not own a car. In outer London, 70% of households that earn less than £10,000 annually do not own a car and 53% of households that earn between £10,000 and £19,999 do not own a car. The poorest Londoners are more affected by air pollution.
I disagree with the Plumstead campaign, as the area is pretty badly affected by traffic issues, is well served by public transport and with proper implementation would have improved the area. The council have been absolutist on the issue, which doesn’t help, and the move should have been gradual, but the campaign against is as absolutist the other way.
We used it for the Watford game and it worked ok, I hope the school get a good amount of the money.