No spaces, but drivers are still paying in Brighton car park (From The Argus)
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No spaces, but drivers are still paying in Brighton car park
10:10am Thursday 21st February 2013 in News
Drivers queuing to get in and out of the Regency Square car park in Brighton
Trapped drivers are buying tickets to escape a heaving city centre car park – even if they fail to find a space.
A long line of cars stretched through Regency Square multi-storey in Brighton at the weekend, which is partially closed due to building work.
Many drivers queued for a space, only to find the council-run car park was full when it was too late to turn back.
After inching around for more than half an hour, many motorists thought they needed to buy a ticket to get through the exit barrier.
One angry driver said: “I saw at least three people paying even though they hadn’t even parked.
“People were queuing to get out for more than half an hour and there was a lot of anger.”
A spokeswoman for Brighton and Hove City Council said: “The car park is covered by CCTV and if a driver were unable to find a space while the car park is operating at reduced capacity they would not be charged when exiting the car park if they press the buzzer to speak to the control room.”
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Comments(21)
qm
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11:06am Thu 21 Feb 13
Fight_Back
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11:38am Thu 21 Feb 13
That said, it would help if people read the sign near the entrance that says "No queuing past this sign" - the road is often blocked with idiots who ignore this !!!!!
Martha Gunn
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12:04pm Thu 21 Feb 13
bug eye
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12:11pm Thu 21 Feb 13
RickH
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12:18pm Thu 21 Feb 13
Martha Gunn wrote:I would guess this is more to do with the ticket machine issuing more tickets than there are spaces, no doubt as a result of the on-going building works, than the policy of a political party The car-park set-up ie ticket on entry, has been in place since I moved to Brighton some 20+ years ago (my first flat was on Regency Sq). Those choosing to ignore the 'No queueing past thiis point' sign, blocking the road etc is an issue that has been there for the same duration. But please don't let the facts get in the way of scoring a cheap political point!
Green Party notion of traffic management.
Joshiman
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1:43pm Thu 21 Feb 13
upsidedowntuctuc
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2:30pm Thu 21 Feb 13
Ian Davey what a total plonker!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!
qm
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7:56pm Thu 21 Feb 13
upsidedowntuctuc wrote:Cannot disagree with you in any way except . . . . . what on earth have you got against plonkers? :))
This is part of their plan to hit the motorist cannot surely be totally down to incompetence Can it??
Ian Davey what a total plonker!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!
hubby
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8:13pm Thu 21 Feb 13
nocando
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9:12pm Thu 21 Feb 13
No sympathy here, cough up mugs.
monkeymoo
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7:34am Fri 22 Feb 13
mimseycal
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9:03am Fri 22 Feb 13
Let the name calling begin! On the count of 1 ... 2 ...
Oh, I see you've started.
mimseycal
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9:03am Fri 22 Feb 13
Let the name calling begin! On the count of 1 ... 2 ...
Oh, I see you've started.
Smartbloke
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9:35am Fri 22 Feb 13
upsidedowntuctuc wrote:You absolute failure of a human.
This is part of their plan to hit the motorist cannot surely be totally down to incompetence Can it??
Ian Davey what a total plonker!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!
Smartbloke
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9:36am Fri 22 Feb 13
Martha Gunn wrote:Is it?
Green Party notion of traffic management.
You should have said. You don't say that often enough.
mimseycal
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10:00am Fri 22 Feb 13
Phani Tikkala
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11:14am Fri 22 Feb 13
Smartbloke wrote:Charming.... you must be a Green
upsidedowntuctuc wrote:You absolute failure of a human.
This is part of their plan to hit the motorist cannot surely be totally down to incompetence Can it??
Ian Davey what a total plonker!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!
Fairfax Sakes
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2:31pm Fri 22 Feb 13
s_james
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3:56pm Mon 25 Feb 13
mimseycal
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4:30pm Mon 25 Feb 13
s_james wrote:No ... but neither has running a city ;-)
This has nothing to do with politics.
Hoarder12345444 says...
10:22am Thu 21 Feb 13