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The decision was made at a council meeting back on 5th August and they put this news story on their website afterwards: http://www.eastherts.gov.uk/index.jsp?articleid=29965" target="_blank
'Free parking giveaway' - sounds like great news BUT they said in the meeting that they do think the council has a 'moral obligation' to continue looking into evening charges and this will form part of an ongoing parking review which will look into things like pay on exit and possibly residents' permits (although this hasn't been confirmed). Maybe this is why they're not shouting too loudly about it..
Here's a link to the webcast of the meeting in case anyone's interested: http://www.eastherts.public-i.tv/core/p ... ive/127142" target="_blank
Thanks so much to everyone who signed my petition against the evening charges. I'm sure it made all the difference to their decision
Laura
Statistics:Posted by laurasleight — Wed 20 Aug, 2014 3:03 pm
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I didn't think I was special.
Statistics:Posted by Kateg28 — Wed 20 Aug, 2014 2:23 pm
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Just received confirmation that the free 30 minutes is to be implemented but the evening charge is not.
Anyone else received any thing regarding this?
I think everyone who commented got the email update.Anyone else received any thing regarding this?
Statistics:Posted by Steve — Wed 20 Aug, 2014 1:29 pm
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Anyone else received any thing regarding this?
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Just to let you know it's the LAST DAY of the East Herts parking consultation so please submit your response before midnight tonight if you want your opinion counted.
You can either respond to the council online at http://www.eastherts.gov.uk/ehparkingchanges or you can sign my petition opposing the evening car park charges at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/fairparkingforall.
Please make your voice heard before it's too late!
Thanks,
Laura
Statistics:Posted by laurasleight — Fri 30 May, 2014 4:43 pm
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PLEEEASE respond to this consultation if you think the parking charges are wrong - as most people seem to. The council say they haven't had a huge response so far but everyone I've spoken to over the last couple of months has been disgusted by the idea.
There's a simple form on http://www.eastherts.gov.uk/ehparkingchanges" target="_blank, or you can sign my petition against the charges at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/fairparkingforall" target="_blank.
Yes Robbo it is a nightmare for in-town residents, as people like me have bought properties with the knowledge that we would be able to park for free overnight in Gascoyne Way car park, but now these proposals have come in without any thought for us. The annoying thing is most residents would be happy to pay for permits if the council would issue them (as they do in other Hertford car parks) but they have so far refused.The only downside is for in-town residents, but if you choose to live within a city/town centre in a place without dedicated parking then it is always going to be an issue and is surely something that one takes into account when choosing to live in the centre (as I have done previously).
TOWN CENTRE RESIDENTS - please message me if you want to see residents' permits introduced in the car parks and I'll send you a joint statement to sign, which I'm submitting as part of the consultation.
Many thanks,
Laura
Statistics:Posted by laurasleight — Thu 22 May, 2014 3:24 pm
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Statistics:Posted by Darcy Sarto — Wed 21 May, 2014 12:32 pm
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Apologies, I was referring to single yellow lines, not double.
Statistics:Posted by Steve — Wed 21 May, 2014 11:36 am
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It is a real pain when you have to pop into town to do something quickly - go the post office, dry cleaners, pick up a birthday card etc. and you have to pay 80p when you are only going to park for 10 minutes or so. So that has to be a positive and will encourage people to use in-town shops when they want to be quick, rather than going to out of town stores.
I can't see that the £1 at night charge is going to have a negative impact. People already park on the single yellows, it is illegal to park on the double yellows anyway and those will be enforced (as they already are), and the £1 charge in the car parks will off-set the lost revenue from the free half hour period earlier in the day. I can't see that it will stop people coming into town to drink / eat etc.
The only downside is for in-town residents, but if you choose to live within a city/town centre in a place without dedicated parking then it is always going to be an issue and is surely something that one takes into account when choosing to live in the centre (as I have done previously).
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You can submit your comments online at http://www.eastherts.gov.uk/ehparkingchanges" target="_blank.
What worries me about the evening car park charges is that it'll mean people will avoid the charges by parking in every and any street they can. Yellow lines don't apply after 6 so street immediately surrounding the town centre could find themselves inundated with parked cars, causing obstruction and congestion.
There's also the issue of local voluntary and community organisations and clubs that regularly meet in the town centre at night. Their members will find themselves facing a significant increase in the cost of participating in activities that benefit the local community.
The proposals are poorly thought through and short-sighted, driven purely by financial considerations without any thought on the wider impact on the community and evening economy.
Statistics:Posted by Steve — Wed 21 May, 2014 1:14 am
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