Town Centre Parking

***Mr D*** · 24-09-2007, 12:19

If anyone goes to town on a Sunday, you will appreciate how dead it is.

Now I went down this sunday, went to park in the Virtually Empty car park at the side if the market hall, to be confronted by a (None Uniformed) person who was placing tickets on the 2-3 cars parked there.

I asked him what the problem was and was informed that "you cant park here mate"

Why? Its empty? where should I park, on Blackburn road outside Argos causing a hazard, or should I aquire a Disabled Badge and park on a nice corner somewhere on Double Yellow Lines causing a hazard? or better still GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.

Anyone know whats SO BAD about parking in this area? I can understand on a week day as deliverys need to be made but on a Sunday?

WillowTheWhisp · 24-09-2007, 15:20

Is there a notice to say that it's a private car park?

***Mr D*** · 24-09-2007, 15:42

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

Is there a notice to say that it's a private car park?

Yes there is a few, I could probably argue there placement if I parked in a Certain area and was fined.

But my thought is WHY on a Sunday, its not encoraging a trip to town.

WillowTheWhisp · 24-09-2007, 15:51

Well if it's private land then it's understandable.

***Mr D*** · 24-09-2007, 15:53

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

Well if it's private land then it's understandable.

How is it understandable??

The space I am refering to is in between the town hall and market hall. where you could walk threw to wilkinsons.

WillowTheWhisp · 24-09-2007, 16:03

Yes. I know where you mean but if it is private land then even if it's empty it doesn't automatically give people the right to park there. I understand how nice and central it is and how you may want to park there but as Sundays are so quiet surely there's lots of available public space to park in.

***Mr D*** · 24-09-2007, 16:32

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

Yes. I know where you mean but if it is private land then even if it's empty it doesn't automatically give people the right to park there. I understand how nice and central it is and how you may want to park there but as Sundays are so quiet surely there's lots of available public space to park in.

Space away from the centre yes, happen thats why its so dead.

You can IIRC park there between the hours 6pm to 7am (or close).

Just seems silly to me to inforce this on a Sunday.

WillowTheWhisp · 24-09-2007, 17:03

But isn't there a Sunday market? I don't know because I'm in Blackburn on Sundays but last time I was in Accrington centre on a Sunday I remember seeing a Sunday flea market. Maybe the parking restriction on Sunday is to allow them to park there. Is the Arndale car park open on a Sunday? Surely nowhere in Accy is too far to walk to unless a person is disabled and in that case they would have a badge and wouldn't have a problem.

I'm just trying to see it from the other angle.

***Mr D*** · 24-09-2007, 17:27

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

But isn't there a Sunday market? I don't know because I'm in Blackburn on Sundays but last time I was in Accrington centre on a Sunday I remember seeing a Sunday flea market. Maybe the parking restriction on Sunday is to allow them to park there. Is the Arndale car park open on a Sunday? Surely nowhere in Accy is too far to walk to unless a person is disabled and in that case they would have a badge and wouldn't have a problem.

I'm just trying to see it from the other angle.

Nothing wrong with seeing it from different angles.

But the car park was empty.

There is a Flea Market on a sunday, and IIRC the arndale is closed.