staffordjas
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Did expect a lot of fines to be flying through letter boxes , there were a hell of a lot of cars left there the other day when I walked down to B&Q and not many actual shoppers in those shops.
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Parking in Stafford.
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Did expect a lot of fines to be flying through letter boxes , there were a hell of a lot of cars left there the other day when I walked down to B&Q and not many actual shoppers in those shops.
proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
It's not as if there aren't enough signs up to make things clear.
Gramaisc
Forum O. G.
On 'Spotted' today there was an 'announcement' that the free parking period in the station's multi-storey car park was now forty five minutes, up from the previous twenty minutes, which was always a bit tight in the unlikely event that a train might just possibly be a few minutes late..
There were confirmatory statements that this was true - but, on going past just now, the sign still says "twenty minutes".
There were confirmatory statements that this was true - but, on going past just now, the sign still says "twenty minutes".
Tilly
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The Hawk
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Two conflicting signs. When I raised it with one of the team leaders at the station, i was told:
The Hawk
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tek-monkey
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Gotta say parking here on Sao Miguel is awesome. Its 1c per minute, billed by the minute. Its free after 7pm so any spent funds roll over to 8am the next morning automatically. There is an app so you can sort parking remotely, in fact the biggest problem is putting money onto it if you don't have a Portuguese bank account. Luckily you get €1 free for signing up so we just make new accounts.
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
We forgot to pay, we got a fine. Its €6.60 if paid within a fortnight, we pay that to park here!
Thehooperman
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You rebels!!!
joshua
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Saw this on Reddit and thought of this thread...
I was trying to find a parking spot at my university. The lot was notoriously crowded but my campus didn't have a lot of options. While searching, I saw a Corvette taking up FOUR prime spots near the front of the lot. After about ten minutes of waiting/looking for a spot one opened up towards the back of the lot. Furious at the nerve of the driver being so inconsiderate, I wrote a note saying, "Sorry I hit your car, you probably won't even notice the damage" and left it on their windshield. When I got out of class and was headed back to my car, I saw a very stereotypical college aged Corvette owner frantically searching their vehicle while yelling into their phone. I don't know who they were talking to, but I feel bad for them having to deal with this person.
I was trying to find a parking spot at my university. The lot was notoriously crowded but my campus didn't have a lot of options. While searching, I saw a Corvette taking up FOUR prime spots near the front of the lot. After about ten minutes of waiting/looking for a spot one opened up towards the back of the lot. Furious at the nerve of the driver being so inconsiderate, I wrote a note saying, "Sorry I hit your car, you probably won't even notice the damage" and left it on their windshield. When I got out of class and was headed back to my car, I saw a very stereotypical college aged Corvette owner frantically searching their vehicle while yelling into their phone. I don't know who they were talking to, but I feel bad for them having to deal with this person.
they still send a fine but just tell them it was 2 different drivers each operating within the T&C's and the ticket should be cancelled.
Gramaisc
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Last time I looked, it said both 20 minutes and 45.
http://www.staffordforum.com/xf/index.php?threads/parking-in-stafford.16299/page-16#post-390214
The Hawk
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They've now covered over the '20' with a '45', so both signs match.
joshua
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From the facebook group:
Friends Of Stafford
Vicki Slater
36 mins
Just seen on Twitter that our friends at Cup a Cha have posted there will be a Marshall on Kingsmead retail park car park tomorrow and going forwards stopping all footfall into the town....
Sean Sanders New signage is in place advising that the 2 hour parking is for people who remain inside the retail park. If you leave the retail park you risk being fined. I think they have a similar process on the tk max car park
Amy Walsh I have approached the warden and asked exactly how they are planning to monitor this. If you are seen leaving a car and walking into town a note of your registration will be taken and if you do not adhere to move your car I believe you will be fined. I said footfall is what this town needs and this will have a huge impact on small businesses trying to survive this end of town as is it.
I’ve called the council. Unwilling to put any pressure on or help as they do not own the car park. No trade - we can’t pay our business rates.
Not many places where you can park for free these days
Friends Of Stafford
Vicki Slater
36 mins
Just seen on Twitter that our friends at Cup a Cha have posted there will be a Marshall on Kingsmead retail park car park tomorrow and going forwards stopping all footfall into the town....
Sean Sanders New signage is in place advising that the 2 hour parking is for people who remain inside the retail park. If you leave the retail park you risk being fined. I think they have a similar process on the tk max car park
Amy Walsh I have approached the warden and asked exactly how they are planning to monitor this. If you are seen leaving a car and walking into town a note of your registration will be taken and if you do not adhere to move your car I believe you will be fined. I said footfall is what this town needs and this will have a huge impact on small businesses trying to survive this end of town as is it.
I’ve called the council. Unwilling to put any pressure on or help as they do not own the car park. No trade - we can’t pay our business rates.
Not many places where you can park for free these days