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The Irish Sun
8 hours ago
- Automotive
- The Irish Sun
Our seaside town has become the ‘Wild West' – now we're being charged £70 to park outside our OWN homes
LOCALS have slammed plans to install parking meters that would see them forced to pay £70 to park outside their homes. Residents of Sea Cliff, Bournemouth, slammed the local authority after the plans were announced. Advertisement 5 A recent spate of "Wild West" parking incidents prompted the plans Credit: BNPS 5 Tourists parked their cars on grass verges and roudnabouts Credit: BNPS The meters would be installed along roads within 0.6 miles of the seafront with residents living in Plans were revealed after a spree of parking incidents saw tourists leave cars on grass verges, pavements and Local council officials have claimed that the money generated by the new parking meters will be used to pay for tow trucks to remove illegally Most streets in the town currently have paid parking with motorists forced to cough up some cash to leave their cars in the town centre. Advertisement Read more in Motors Residential areas of Furious locals accused the council of hypocrisy after it sold off two seafront car parks. Residents of the small town were again left furious after the local authority previously caused mayhem with extensive roadworks. Laying nearly 50 miles of Advertisement Most read in Motors Warning Bournemouth, Christchurch and Pool Council has declared a climate emergency with locals in Sea Cliff slamming them for "attacking" Now plans for the new parking meters have caused even more outrage. Michael McIntyre remonstrates at parking warden's as his car is being towed away for parking in a restricted bay The scheme has been branded "stupid" by Peter Schroeder, the chairman of the Branksome Park Residents Association. He told Advertisement "We say no to residents paying to park their own cars on their own streets. 'We already have some of the highest 5 Residents have been left furious by the proposal Credit: BNPS 5 The council was accused of hypocrisy after recently closing two car parks Credit: BNPS Advertisement 5 Locals say the plan to install parking meters wont work Credit: BNPS " 'The council should give much stiffer penalties to those who do illegally park. £50 is probably nothing to them. If it was £1,000 they would think twice.' The Advertisement The council has said that more than 10 million visitors come to the Last weekend alone there were more than 1,000 tickets handed out to illegally parked cars in Bournemouth. The Sun has contacted Bournemouth Christchurch and Pool Council for comment. Everything you need to know about parking Can I get Do I have to pay a Can I be fined if your Is How do I Can you park on How can I Can I reserve the How close Is Can I park on a single yellow line? Can I be fined for Can I use Who is allowed to Where can I Can I be fined if the How close can I Am I allowed to
Telegraph
a day ago
- Business
- Telegraph
Council wants to charge locals £70 to park outside their own homes
Residents will have to pay £70 to park outside their own homes, according to council plans. Parking meters could be installed along roads within one kilometre (0.6 miles) of the seafront, with residents offered parking permits for £70, according to plans from Lib Dem-led Bournemouth, Christchurch and Pool (BCP) council. Residents have accused the council of hypocrisy after it sold two 'key' seafront car parks, with the scheme labelled 'another attack' on motorists by the council, which has declared a climate emergency. The local authority has previously been accused of causing traffic mayhem with prolonged roadworks to lay almost 50 miles of new cycle lanes in the area in an attempt to make travel more sustainable. Plans for new parking meters come after a spate of 'Wild West' parking incidents as tourists left their cars on pavements, grass verges and even roundabouts. Officials claim the extra revenue from the parking charges will help pay for more tow-trucks to take away illegally parked cars. Motorists currently have to pay to park on most streets in the centre of Bournemouth but the large residential areas in Canford Cliffs, Branksome Chine and Westcliff, as well as Boscombe and Southbourne, are free. Peter Schroeder, the chairman of the Branksome Park Residents Association, called the scheme 'stupid'. He said: 'This proposal comes from the same council that is selling off key car parks. It is hypocrisy. We say no to residents paying to park their own cars on their own streets. 'We already have some of the highest council tax charges in the area. Charging residents and their guests and tradespeople doing work in houses and flats is a stupid idea. 'The council should give much stiffer penalties to those who do illegally park. £50 is probably nothing to them. If it was £1,000 they would think twice.' Shaun White, a resident, said on social media: 'How is charging for parking spaces which are currently free going to prevent people from parking illegally on grass verges and double yellows?' 'Revenue for additional parking enforcement' Last weekend, as thousands of tourists visited Bournemouth, more than 1,000 cars were ticketed for being illegally parked and ten were towed away. Councillor Richard Herrett, the portfolio holder for destination, leisure and commercial operations at BCP Council, said: 'We welcome more than 10 million visitors annually to our seafront. 'We know at busy times we have a significant issue with illegal or inconsiderate parking. This significantly impacts road safety and can affect the quality of life for local residents. 'These proposals to extend seafront paid-for parking could generate revenue for additional parking enforcement and give us the ability to better enforce illegal parking across a wider area including increasing the number of vehicles which could be towed away in the worst parking instances.' The proposal will now go out for public consultation before a final decision is made.
