Increase in Parking Charges + paying to park on a Sunday Options

[Grumpy]

"...an overall increase in parking charges to bring them more into line with charges at the new Parkway car park."

http://www.newbury.net/forum/m-1336938996/

Does Parkway have to dictate everything we do here in Newbury?

[dannyboy]

"...an overall increase in parking charges to bring them more into line with charges at the new Parkway car park."

http://www.newbury.net/forum/m-1336938996/

Does Parkway have to dictate everything we do here in Newbury?

Why not - if PW are getting away with those rates, why shouldn't the rest of the town's car parks.

Or are you saying that because of PW the increase is less than expected?

[Grumpy]

Why not - if PW are getting away with those rates, why shouldn't the rest of the town's car parks.

Or are you saying that because of PW the increase is less than expected?

So you think that increasing town car park rates to the similar extortionate charges being levied in Parkway will not deter visitors to the town?

[dannyboy]

So you think that increasing town car park rates to the similar extortionate charges being levied in Parkway will not deter visitors to the town?

Do you really think that the prospect of having to pay £1.10 extra to park for upto 4hrs in Newbury over say, Festival Place in Basingstoke, is the only consideration that people think about before deciding where to go?

If £1.10 is such a deal maker, then they are unlikely to be spending much in whatever town they drive to.

[Andy Capp]

Do you really think that the prospect of having to pay £1.10 extra to park for upto 4hrs in Newbury over say, Festival Place in Basingstoke, is the only consideration that people think about before deciding where to go?

If £1.10 is such a deal maker, then they are unlikely to be spending much in whatever town they drive to.

Who said anything about going to Festival Place?

[dannyboy]

Who said anything about going to Festival Place?

Me.

I took So you think that increasing town car park rates to the similar extortionate charges being levied in Parkway will not deter visitors to the town? To mean visitors might go somewhere else, so I took BS as a comparison. Unless grumpy meant people would just stay indoors instead.

[Cognosco]

Me.

I took So you think that increasing town car park rates to the similar extortionate charges being levied in Parkway will not deter visitors to the town? To mean visitors might go somewhere else, so I took BS as a comparison. Unless grumpy meant people would just stay indoors instead.

I can understand why visitors to Newbury would be reluctant to pay the exorbitant prices to park in Park Way, which is still more than half empty, and would therefore be reluctant to pay the same exorbitant prices for the rest of Newury car parks if they are raised to match Park Way. Why pay to park at exorbitant prices when the shops are not there that you want? It is like paying for a top hotel rates and getting fleapit rooms I suppose? Still less visitors will mean less traffic in Newbury so there is always a gain. But shame to drive away the few visitors we have to Newbury at present? But then again I can never get my head around the reasoning for a lot of strange things the WBC do?

What do the shop owners and tenants think of this?

I suppose Basingstoke, Reading, Swindon, Oxford will not be complaining too much though? Ones towns loss is another gains I suppose?

[dannyboy]

I can understand why visitors to Newbury would be reluctant to pay the exorbitant prices to park in Park Way, which is still more than half empty, and would therefore be reluctant to pay the same exorbitant prices for the rest of Newury car parks if they are raised to match Park Way. Why pay to park at exorbitant prices when the shops are not there that you want? It is like paying for a top hotel rates and getting fleapit rooms I suppose? Still less visitors will mean less traffic in Newbury so there is always a gain. But shame to drive away the few visitors we have to Newbury at present? But then again I can never get my head around the reasoning for a lot of strange things the WBC do?

What do the shop owners and tenants think of this?

I suppose Basingstoke, Reading, Swindon, Oxford will not be complaining too much though? Ones towns loss is another gains I suppose?

Costco, it wouldn't matter if parking was free - if the shops you want to visit are not there, you won't be going.