Car Parking (again!)
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December 5, 2017 at 9:02 am #141317
MP1953ParticipantAs someone who has said on many occasions that parking charges in Wrexham should be looked at, I welcome the free parking in Wrexham at the Council car parks for December although I think it should go further than one month (not free but reduced all year round)
But I have a query as to how the maximum stay is practically enforced (which I think it should be) to explain :
There is no need to get a ticket, therefore how can anyone know when a car enters a car park, from that how can anyone tell how long a car is in the car park, there are no extra warnings on the machines that I have looked at saying it is a limited time, only on line warnings like for the Christmas Market on Thursday.
As I say how is this policed ? am I missing something ?
December 5, 2017 at 9:46 am #141320
AMA ExpressParticipantam I missing something ?
Either by ANPR or by Enforcement Officers physically checking.
December 5, 2017 at 11:13 am #141322
MP1953Participant[quote quote=141320]am I missing something ?
Either by ANPR or by Enforcement Officers physically checking.[/quote]
ANPR is not there as far as I can see and there is definitely no Enforcement Officers checking cars going in.
I was in Wrexham this morning and the Car Park at the library was choc-o-bloc at just after nine, and Westminster Drive was relatively an empty road compared to the usual !
December 6, 2017 at 8:20 pm #141395
Daave63ParticipantI would assume that similar to the limited waiting in an on street parking bay i.e 30 minutes, the parked cars reg number would be noted and if its still there over the max time allowed, would receive a ticket! Simpels!
December 6, 2017 at 10:01 pm #141400
MP1953Participant[quote quote=141395]I would assume that similar to the limited waiting in an on street parking bay i.e 30 minutes, the parked cars reg number would be noted and if its still there over the max time allowed, would receive a ticket! Simpels![/quote]
There is a lot more cars to monitor, without knowing what time the cars enter the car park and with no tickets to reference, I would say not simples and very difficult to police.
The way to have done it would have been to do what they did at the maelor hospital at one time, everyone has to take a ticket where the time would be recorded, which then would make people nervous about over staying their time. Simples !!!
December 6, 2017 at 10:46 pm #141404
CarolThomasParticipantThere will be a kickback to the time limit – look how many cars have moved from Penymaes Avenue and Westminster Drive — lots of town workers who work all day now using the freebies.
December 7, 2017 at 7:56 am #141416
MP1953Participant[quote quote=141404]There will be a kickback to the time limit – look how many cars have moved from Penymaes Avenue and Westminster Drive — lots of town workers who work all day now using the freebies.[/quote]
Exactly
December 7, 2017 at 8:19 am #141417
MattParticipant[quote quote=141404]There will be a kickback to the time limit – look how many cars have moved from Penymaes Avenue and Westminster Drive — lots of town workers who work all day now using the freebies.[/quote]
I think that is the case, both the Library and Waterworld car parks were completely full at 9.30 yesterday morning with nowhere for anyone to park – several people looking for spaces. Yet in town there were hardly any shoppers. Came to the conclusion it was 9-5 workers parking there all day for free, thus completely spoiling the incentive for people who actually wanted to come and spend money in the town’s shops.
December 7, 2017 at 7:14 pm #141438
NenParticipantThe savings on daily parking charges is a nice little “Christmas Bonus” for those of us who work in the town centre. Every little helps, as they say.
December 7, 2017 at 10:24 pm #141460
AlunhParticipantFunny how the pendulum swings from one silly position on this subject to another.
For several years people have been screaming at the Council to provide cheap access to the town, especially around Christmas. The opposition to this was very logical, it being premised on the need to get in parking revenue to fund services.
Finally the need to get shoppers and tourists into Wrexham to encourage the town’s traders appeared to have trumped the parking revenue emphasis. Free parking throughout December.
Far be it from me to moan about free parking but the predictable inverse effect was noted immediately. Provide free parking between 7.00 and 10.00 in the morning, especially within the town, and what you get is two things. No revenue and Car Parks full of town centre workers. The actual consequence is to deny those shoppers who want to park conveniently a parking space whilst denying the Council revenue. Of course….there is an alternative. Make the Car Parks free from 10.00am instead of 3.00pm, thus retaining work force revenue and keeping the car parks relatively free for the shoppers and tourists. They were told
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