Pay to park in London? - SV650.org

Spiderman · 26-10-07, 02:54 PM

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...ark/article.do

I love the comment "Paul" has left at the bottom of that article.... he's just so right!!!

So what does everyone think about this?
Personaly i cant se how we are going to be able to pay for the space if they are trying to get rid of the traditional meters.

Pay & display obviously wont work and this nonsense assumption that everyone carries a mobile phone so they can pay for their parking by phone is limiting too.

Personaly i'd rather have to pay to park than pay a the con that is "congestion charging". Dont see how 4 bikes taking up the same space as 1 car can be contributing to congestion.

Discuss.

26-10-07, 02:56 PM

Wasn't me!! Although I agree with him!

Stu · 26-10-07, 03:03 PM

You say 4 bike take up one car space.
Well the pricing at 1.50 a day (£6 compared with one car 9 hrs = £36) it really is quite nominal at the mo.
Would obviously prefer to be free but it would probably lead to it being a lot easier to find a space as they could get rid of all the abandoned bikes.
Yup I imagine text will be the way to pay (plus internet for term parking) I would have thought bikers would be happy with that method rather than pay & display & be at risk of having their ticket stolen.

Surely not nonsense?

chris8886 · 26-10-07, 03:21 PM

that makes sense stu, but as you say how log would it be before we'd be paying £5 a day?!

26-10-07, 03:25 PM

Makes me glad I've got an underground carpark at work as I think I'd be a tad peeved if I had to pay to park ontop of everything else every day. True, it's only £1.50/day but it all adds up, and as has been said how long before it goes up?

Anyone remember that bendy bus experiment?

Stu · 26-10-07, 04:38 PM

At least they can't grow to 60 meters long surely? like these charges growing.

Spiderman · 26-10-07, 05:31 PM

Erm, i actulay meant that 4 bikes take up the same space on a road as an "average" car does so we should not be threatened with congestion charging as 4 vs 1 is, if my brain serves me right, 4 times less congestion.

Most European countries allow motorbikes to park on pavements if they are parked in a "sensible manner". However if you park it on a narrow pavment with a red hot exhaust next to the legs of passing pedestrians then it gets towed away.
But its not likely that London will follow suit as the pavements here all mainly too narrow and London isnt exactly known for a sensible policy towards parking is it

26-10-07, 02:54 PM	#1
Spiderman Where the hell am I? Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Swingin' thru the urban jungle Posts: 7,451	Pay to park in London? http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...ark/article.do I love the comment "Paul" has left at the bottom of that article.... he's just so right!!! So what does everyone think about this? Personaly i cant se how we are going to be able to pay for the space if they are trying to get rid of the traditional meters. Pay & display obviously wont work and this nonsense assumption that everyone carries a mobile phone so they can pay for their parking by phone is limiting too. Personaly i'd rather have to pay to park than pay a the con that is "congestion charging". Dont see how 4 bikes taking up the same space as 1 car can be contributing to congestion. Discuss. __________________ . "Computers are great! Not for communicating tho. They have one fundamental flaw ... they don't have eyebrows." AlpineCarStereo: you win ....... eeerrr ..... ummm ..... my undying support of you, the greatest Mod this forum has ever known. My Leige. davepreston: i bow to your modding godliness. vixis: He's this really cute Persian tea-boy, Im so not giving you his number :P

26-10-07, 02:56 PM	#2
Jester666 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Pay to park in London? Wasn't me!! Although I agree with him!

26-10-07, 03:03 PM	#3
Stu Trinity Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Guildford Posts: 8,027	Re: Pay to park in London? You say 4 bike take up one car space. Well the pricing at 1.50 a day (£6 compared with one car 9 hrs = £36) it really is quite nominal at the mo. Would obviously prefer to be free but it would probably lead to it being a lot easier to find a space as they could get rid of all the abandoned bikes. Yup I imagine text will be the way to pay (plus internet for term parking) I would have thought bikers would be happy with that method rather than pay & display & be at risk of having their ticket stolen. Surely not nonsense?

26-10-07, 03:21 PM	#4
chris8886 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 2,797	Re: Pay to park in London? that makes sense stu, but as you say how log would it be before we'd be paying £5 a day?! __________________ AR08 to AR13-QUALITY! 650s: '52 curvy in yellow, was my baby cbr600rr: Mivv exhaust and a bagster tank cover. Now gone to a new home. Daytona 675: Arrow can (with a baffle that's gone missing in action....), quickshifter, shorty levers, custom paintjob

26-10-07, 03:25 PM	#5
Davies Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Pay to park in London? Makes me glad I've got an underground carpark at work as I think I'd be a tad peeved if I had to pay to park ontop of everything else every day. True, it's only £1.50/day but it all adds up, and as has been said how long before it goes up? Anyone remember that bendy bus experiment?

26-10-07, 04:38 PM	#6
Stu Trinity Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Guildford Posts: 8,027	Re: Pay to park in London? At least they can't grow to 60 meters long surely? like these charges growing.

26-10-07, 05:31 PM	#7
Spiderman Where the hell am I? Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Swingin' thru the urban jungle Posts: 7,451	Re: Pay to park in London? Erm, i actulay meant that 4 bikes take up the same space on a road as an "average" car does so we should not be threatened with congestion charging as 4 vs 1 is, if my brain serves me right, 4 times less congestion. Most European countries allow motorbikes to park on pavements if they are parked in a "sensible manner". However if you park it on a narrow pavment with a red hot exhaust next to the legs of passing pedestrians then it gets towed away. But its not likely that London will follow suit as the pavements here all mainly too narrow and London isnt exactly known for a sensible policy towards parking is it __________________ . "Computers are great! Not for communicating tho. They have one fundamental flaw ... they don't have eyebrows." AlpineCarStereo: you win ....... eeerrr ..... ummm ..... my undying support of you, the greatest Mod this forum has ever known. My Leige. davepreston: i bow to your modding godliness. vixis: He's this really cute Persian tea-boy, Im so not giving you his number :P

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