Re: Free parking at Supermarkets to be scrapped
 

We have lost to much of our communities already, with everyone online shopping would we ever leave the home?
Going shopping is the only exercise some people get

Re: Free parking at Supermarkets to be scrapped
 

Yes the report said some good things over all. Nowhere does it say this particular aspect of it will become policy. ;)

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Not that I agree with the proposals, but I would argue we have fostered quite a good online community. :D

Re: Free parking at Supermarkets to be scrapped
 

This is another piece of old news:-
Parking-space tax will raise cost of driving to the office by £350 a year - Times Online

I don't know if it was actually enforced but it seems just as bad a piece of policy as the one under discussion in this thread, so does this mean that both parties are as bad or as good as each other?

Re: Free parking at Supermarkets to be scrapped
 

Just shows how desperate the left have become to score points, if only they try telling the people who their candidates are at local elections:rolleyes:

Re: Free parking at Supermarkets to be scrapped
 

You beat me to it Less and I suppose that the congestion charges introduced by Red Ken was missed by Mancie must still have his rose tinted specs on:rolleyes:

Re: Free parking at Supermarkets to be scrapped
 

He didn't just pass comment on it, it's reported David Cameron gave a speech fully backing his little chum Goldsmith Jr.'s ideas.

Re: Free parking at Supermarkets to be scrapped
 

When did any of the Tories carry 6 or 7 6feet planks of wood on a bus? Stupid people.

Re: Free parking at Supermarkets to be scrapped
 

It appears that when a Tory makes a speech its seen as party policy, lets see whats in the manifesto before you start foaming at the mouth, your getting as bad as Mancie, errrr well, maybe no not quite that bad:rolleyes:

Re: Free parking at Supermarkets to be scrapped
 

If anybody tried to carry 6ft planks of wood on a bus they'd need certifying anyway

Re: Free parking at Supermarkets to be scrapped
 

Which could be another reason why some people never leave their home.

Re: Free parking at Supermarkets to be scrapped
 

Not quite 'never' but not often - have to have haircuts and toenails clipped:)

I go for short strolls in the fields and woods on fine days and sit in a lounge chair on the lawns, admiring the views of the moors, and watch the birds.

I find that urban areas are so polluted and noisy that this 'semi seclusion' gives a great feeling of calm and peace of mind.

This is opting out of the ratrace. I recommend it if you don't need to work to survive.

Re: Free parking at Supermarkets to be scrapped
 

I don't need a reason, I ain't got an option:rolleyes:

Re: Free parking at Supermarkets to be scrapped
 

Suspect this will never get off the ground due to it not being very popular .. summat will have to be done eventually and whatever scheme will prove unacceptable to the majority of motorists.

Asked me oracle, involved in transport, his views, answered as follows :

'It will generate some public and corporate opposition - it does seem
like a significant vote loser. However, it would be easy to implement
because it is supported (in general) by planning policy.

My view is that the larger 'out-of-town' supermarkets do have a role in
retail provision but they do so at the expense of the town centres that
we all aspire to be attached to - look at the aspirations for Accrington
'floral market town'. The town centre used to be the place to conduct
the 'linked trip' (ie. the trip where you would do a number of
different things - visit the post office, greengrocers, bank etc all in
one go) but access to the car, plus restrictions on accessing town
centres (car parking charges, congestion, pedestrianisation etc), have
meant that visiting Tesco, Sainsbury, Aldi, Waitrose is a more
convenient option. The consequence of this shift to retail shopping at
large-shed supermarkets is the closure of the previously vital town
centre shops. The issue is not just related to economic competition but
also to other environmental factors, of which, access to parking has
become a vital consideration.

From a purely fiscal perspective, the use of land for car parking is
terribly inefficient. The council make no money from free car parking.
Flat, surface car parking (opposed to multi-storey) represents a
terrible waste of potential development land. If a developer builds
flats, the council makes money through council tax. If the developer
builds business units, the council makes money through business rates.
If the developer builds car parking, the council (if it doesn't own the
car parking) actually incurs a net loss because they have to service
access to the car parking (access roads, drainage etc).

I guess people don't consider the wider impacts of their individual
behaviour. Introducing car parking charges at out-of-town supermarkets
is just one mechanism that can be employed to re-focus development
activity back into town centres. The alternative is we end up like
America - no town centres and just a maze of Walmarts connected by
five-lane highways and no footways.'

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Is that the best you can do Mancie.......next I will be called a Tory scum, or similar, just shows what a decent person you really are. :D