Extension to the Controlled Parking Zone?

Question

Are you in favour?

Answer 1

No, it just means all the people in my zone (used to be on the outer edge of the CPZ) now can't park in the area which was not controlled. They have all had to buy permits, and now there is not enough space for them all to park in my zone, while the new zones in the extended area are half empty because the residents in that area either park further out where it is free, or in their drives as the houses are much bigger in that area.

Sorry, its a personal bugbear of mine due to double parking on my street every day and having been parked in over night before.

Apparently though, people in my street and a few other streets can now park in one of the new zones (although I never got the letter saying this!).

Answer 2

Are you sure you don't mean the "Congestion Charging Zone" - in which case I think it's just the start of something which will never end, and eventually the whole of every conurbation will become a chargeable zone - it's simply another way to charge the motorist money for doing something he's already paying for !
If you DID mean "Controlled Parking Zone" then exactly the same answer applies ! ! !

SORRY - I've just noticed you posted this under Edinburgh and I thought it was a London question. However, although I don't know the area concerned, I suspect my answer still applies - a means of milking the motorist!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

I'm in favour of the secure car parking areas as like in Ingilston, as being a hedgehog it's a long walk to the city centre. Controlled areas are okay to a extent however you'll always get some numpty spoiling it for everyone.

Answer 5

The controlled parking zone is already extensive.
It will be impossible to park soon.

Answer 6

New controlled parking zones began operating in Morningside, Merchiston and Greenhill on March 5, 2007, as part of an expansion which began in September 2006 and ends in November 2007.

Why are we extending the Controlled Parking Zone?
Everyone in Edinburgh knows there are parking pressures in our city, particularly for city centre residents. Because of this, we have had residents’ only parking bays and Pay & Display bays in central areas since 1974.

But with our population growing and car ownership growing year-on-year, parking pressures have spread even further. Over 94,000 people work in the existing Controlled Parking Zone - with those numbers, it simply isn’t possible for everyone to drive to work. Right now, residents are often unable to park near their homes and customers can't find parking near shops because of commuter parking.

What's new for residents?
To give residents more parking spaces, we're introducing a new type of parking bay throughout the CPZ extension - shared use bays. These bays allow both residents' permit parking and pay and display parking. In a trial of shared use bays in Moray Place and Heriot Row in the existing CPZ, the bays have proven popular with residents, opening up 110 more spaces to residents.

What about parking for businesses which need a vehicle to operate?
A report on introducing parking permits for retailers and traders is expected to be presented to the Council Executive on 27 March. Subject to the Executive’s approval, we hope to be in a position to start issuing permits in April. Permits will be available for businesses which require a vehicle for day-to-day operation in the peripheral and extended CPZ, and to tradespeople with liveried vehicles in all three zones (central, peripheral and extended). Until permits for retailers and tradespeople are available, however, we will not be enforcing the maximum stay at pay and display or shared-use bays in the peripheral or extended zones from March 15, 2007 - that is, motorists can park all day at a, for example, four-hour bay, until the new permits are introduced.

What type of parking is allowed in the new zones?
The new zones will have residents' permit parking, shared use and pay and display parking in effect from Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.30pm.

Answer 7

Parking in Edinburgh is a nightmare...i am a blue badge holder and still find it hard to park most times( and thanks for all those able bodied people who keep using disabled parking bays....hope you never have to be in a positon to really having to use one!) so no...not in favour!