On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:09:50 +0000, Frank Erskine
 wrote:

>On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:27:33 +0000, Tim W  had this to
>say:
>
>>Mark <i@dontgetlotsofspamanymore.invalid>
>>  wibbled on Tuesday 03 November 2009 09:12
>>
>>
>>> The council often justify parking cost rises to "encourage the use of
>>> public transport".  However the bus company always put up their prices
>>> at the same time.  Coincidence, I think not.
>>> 
>>
>>
>>And there should be a bloody law against both pay and display and machines
>>that don't give change. I hated carrying 25 quid in change every week to
>>feed the station car park machine, and I hate going shopping or to the
>>hospital 
>
>Parking at or around our local main hospital is dreadful.  I just
>realised the other day (when about to visit a fiend) that there's a
>'free' shuttle minibus service to/from the hospital (financed, I
>think, by the Hospital trust) that runs every 30 minuets to/from my
>local Sainsbury car park which is about a 10 minuet walk from here
>(although I usually drive there, being a lazy sod).
>I gather that JS are quite happy about it, because hospital visitors
>tend to buy the ubiquitous grapes and Lucozade there to take to the
>patients.


I have to visit the local hospital quite regularly as an outpatient.
Up to two years ago, parking was difficult.  Since then, a number of
"improvements" have been made.  

A significant part of the hospital trust's land has been sold off for
housing.  An ASDA store is being built on hospital land.   Several new
hospital buildings have been built on former car parks.  Part of the
largest public car park has been given over to hospital staff.   It is
now virtually impossible to get a parking space unless you arrive
before 8:15 AM.

Fortunately, a company has been employed to operate the car park
ticketing system, issue penalty tickets and, in extremis, clamp cars
that are illegally parked.

Oh, what fun.  ;-)

On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:18:14 +0000, Bruce 
wrote:

>On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:09:50 +0000, Frank Erskine
> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:27:33 +0000, Tim W  had this to
>>say:
>>
>>>Mark <i@dontgetlotsofspamanymore.invalid>
>>>  wibbled on Tuesday 03 November 2009 09:12
>>>
>>>
>>>> The council often justify parking cost rises to "encourage the use of
>>>> public transport".  However the bus company always put up their prices
>>>> at the same time.  Coincidence, I think not.
>>>> 
>>>
>>>And there should be a bloody law against both pay and display and machines
>>>that don't give change. I hated carrying 25 quid in change every week to
>>>feed the station car park machine, and I hate going shopping or to the
>>>hospital 
>>
>>Parking at or around our local main hospital is dreadful.  

Here too.

Hospitals are the worst.  What moron thought that pay and dismay is
suitable for a Hospital car park? As an outpatient how the fuck you do
know how long you are going to be kept waiting?

Last time I visited my local hospital I had to take my son to casualty
for a suspected broken toe.  I did not have enough money so had to
leave him on his own to have a long conversation with the bloody car
park attendant to avoid fines/clamping/towing away.  It's a disgrace
IMHO.
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