jake89, Mon 27 Oct 21:56

I`m pretty sure people are still parking between the trees on Halbeath Road and the west end of Aberdour Road. The pavements are wide enough to allow it.

The biggest issue in the UK is all these houses built when cars were rare so there`s no driveway or it only takes one car. I`m not that old (shh...) but I remember when 2 car households were still fairly rare. Cars are also a lot wider than they used to be. The current Polo must be bigger than the old Golf.

Playup_Pompey, Wed 26 Nov 15:56

there was a funeral today. Seen plenty online comments advocating "put bacon on the door handles"

Along with those highlighted in the Pronoun thread we really do seem to have the absolute worst people in our community

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jake89, Wed 26 Nov 19:09

Unfortunately, it IS the fault of Mosque attendees. There`s a car park around the back (a pretty big one) and I usually see people parking on the streets around the Mosque on a Friday.

It`s not just people attending the mosque though. There are vans parked at narrow points on the road causing people to stop and wait to pass. They`re perfectly legally parked but a nuisance.[/quot

It doesn`t matter how big that car park is, Jake. I doubt very much that nobody parked there before the funeral, but even if it was completely empty, there`s no way it could have accommodated all the cars lining Woodmill Rd. There must have been around 100 vehicles when I picked up my car and there would have been others parked in Woodmill Crescent. I`ve known buses to get stuck there before on Fridays and that was when they could park with 2 wheels on the pavement.

ETA. Hadn't seen PuP's post.



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ipswichpar, Wed 26 Nov 18:37

Think it might be through here GG



There`s an 03 phone number on there too.

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jake89, Thu 27 Nov 21:04

"If the car park was closed and it was obvious there would be lots of attendees, why not do what people do at weddings and run a bus from somewhere with more parking?"

I doubt that would have crossed the minds of any of those attending the funeral, Jake. A wedding reception isn`t a good analogy. You invite folk and they reply, so you know almost exactly how many will be attending. Funeral attendance is often dependent on friends and relatives of the deceased spreading the word.

"The issue isn`t unique to the mosque though. Driving around places like Abbeyview is a nightmare now due to parking on both sides. I`m amazed the buses are able to get round. This is an issue caused by stupidity and selfishness rather than the council. People should never have been parking on the pavement in the first place (unless leaving a decent gap) but now all they do is block the road by parking there. Perhaps one potential solution would be for the council to reduce the charge for a drop kerb so people can park within their own property rather than on the road?

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ipswichpar, Wed 26 Nov 18:37

Think it might be through here GG



There`s an 03 phone number on there too.

Not your average Sunday League player.

jake89, Thu 27 Nov 21:04

If the car park was closed and it was obvious there would be lots of attendees, why not do what people do at weddings and run a bus from somewhere with more parking?

The issue isn`t unique to the mosque though. Driving around places like Abbeyview is a nightmare now due to parking on both sides. I`m amazed the buses are able to get round. This is an issue caused by stupidity and selfishness rather than the council. People should never have been parking on the pavement in the first place (unless leaving a decent gap) but now all they do is block the road by parking there. Perhaps one potential solution would be for the council to reduce the charge for a drop kerb so people can park within their own property rather than on the road?

GG Riva, Fri 28 Nov 13:57

ipswichpar, Wed 26 Nov 18:37

Think it might be through here GG



There`s an 03 phone number on there too.

I used your link to register my frustration with this ban and it`s been passed on to Fife`s Transport Parking Management Team, Ipswich. I`ll let you know how I get on.

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GG Riva, Wed 10 Dec 11:32

GG Riva, Fri 28 Nov 13:57

ipswichpar, Wed 26 Nov 18:37

Think it might be through here GG



There`s an 03 phone number on there too.

I used your link to register my frustration with this ban and it`s been passed on to Fife`s Transport Parking Management Team, Ipswich. I`ll let you know how I get on.

No reply from the TPMT, Ipswich, despite the Council`s promise that they will reply to all complaints within 5 - 10 days. I did suggest that the TPMT should consider allowing partial parking on pavements that are wide enough to allow this while still leaving enough room for prams and wheelchairs.

It would appear that there`s no going back..... 😒