Topic ID 4390
I noticed this morning whilst walking to Hertford North Station that a number of cars in Port Vale (Millmead School side) have parking permits... Can anyone explain how you can obtain these as I was told by the council that there was no such thing. Thanks Fired
Reply ID 63395
This is really interesting because we live on Port Vale and were advised several times by the council that there were no parking permits for residents to park on the road in Port Vale, unlike other schemes in Hertford. The only permit available was for the pay and display car park at the end of Port Vale. We have pruchased this for the last 3 years and each year we are told that they may not make it available the next year due to changes to the parking schemes - but as yet nothing has happened. We purchased it in April this year and it cost approx £250. The up side is we always get a car parking space, the downside is that the car park has no lighting so parking your car there at night can be a bit scary and dangerous. I would be very interested to know also if anyone has a permit to park on the road - and what the costs are.
Reply ID 63405
Fireduoinside have you taken a close look at these permits? I think you will find that they are for the Port vale pay & display car park. Like bmhunter99 I have also purchased one of these. They basically give a discount to local residence who wish to use the car park. However they don’t guarantee the holder a space in the car park. Although I hold a permit I don’t always park there if there is a space closer to my home. I wonder if the cars you have seen are merely doing the same as me? I am certain you will not see any signs in Port vale advising of a residence only parking zone (yet !) Watch this space!
Reply ID 63409
quote:Ok I admit I had a closer look at the permits on certain cars this morning and it did say 'Port Vale CP' but what I don't understand is that these cars are parked in the road and not in car park... hence why I thought there were parking permits for Port Vale... I agree the lighting in the car park is poor but if you pay £250 a year, why not use the car park and free up the spaces for other residents of Port Vale!
Originally posted by Eyeone
Fireduoinside have you taken a close look at these permits? I think you will find that they are for the Port vale pay & display car park. Like bmhunter99 I have also purchased one of these. They basically give a discount to local residence who wish to use the car park. However they don’t guarantee the holder a space in the car park. Although I hold a permit I don’t always park there if there is a space closer to my home. I wonder if the cars you have seen are merely doing the same as me? I am certain you will not see any signs in Port vale advising of a residence only parking zone (yet !) Watch this space!
Reply ID 63418
Like many people I find it convenient to have my car close to my home. Hence if there is a space near by I use it. After all I do pay both road tax & council tax to maintain the roads. So I park where it makes life easier for myself. I pay for a permit as I frequently can’t get near my home. Although described as a permit a more accurate discription would be a (heavily ) discounted prepaid season ticket. When I can’t park near my home and have to use the car park it just saves the hassel of finding change to feed the meter and deciding how much to feed with. It’s not particularly cheap parking if using cash every day. I also have some issues with the security there having had my number plates stolen and my neighbour having had his windscreen broken. As to the on street parking, households in the area having 2 or more cars doesn’t help matters. I will not be at all surprised if the council does bring in a residence parking zone at some time in the future.
Reply ID 63419
Like many people I find it convenient to have my car close to my home. Hence if there is a space near by I use it. After all I do pay both road tax & council tax to maintain the roads. So I park where it makes life easier for myself. I pay for a permit as I frequently can’t get near my home. Although described as a permit a more accurate discription would be a (heavily ) discounted prepaid season ticket. When I can’t park near my home and have to use the car park it just saves the hassel of finding change to feed the meter and deciding how much to feed with. It’s not particularly cheap parking if using cash every day. I also have some issues with the security there having had my number plates stolen and my neighbour having had his windscreen broken[}:)]. As to the on street parking, households in the area having 2 or more cars doesn’t help matters. I will not be at all surprised if the council does bring in a residence parking zone at some time in the future.
Reply ID 63457
a residents parking zone isnt going to make any difference. If a household has two or more cars, they just apply for two or more permits. If they have visitors, they use a visitors permit. It wont decrease the number of cars parking on the street that substantially. Years of living in Hampstead taught me that paying for a residents parking permit doesnt guarantee you a space on your own street.