Traders celebrate town's free parking deal (From Daily Echo)

I would have thought traders would welcome paying for parking as they then know the people parking are genuine customers and not there own staff taking up the spaces so customers can't park and spend money?

That is rather a stupid attitude, iron lady, how are you supposed to operate a shop etc without staff?
Do you expect them to pay for parking when most are on poor wages?
Its a pity Southampton City council did not do the same, it may help to rejuvenate the moribund shopping centre

geoff51 wrote:
That is rather a stupid attitude, iron lady, how are you supposed to operate a shop etc without staff?
Do you expect them to pay for parking when most are on poor wages?
Its a pity Southampton City council did not do the same, it may help to rejuvenate the moribund shopping centre

How are you supposed to operate a shop if no-one can park as your staff have taken all the parking spaces?

Customers bring in revenue, for staff you pay out!

Not a stupid attitude, just common sense!

IronLady2010 wrote:

geoff51 wrote:
That is rather a stupid attitude, iron lady, how are you supposed to operate a shop etc without staff?
Do you expect them to pay for parking when most are on poor wages?
Its a pity Southampton City council did not do the same, it may help to rejuvenate the moribund shopping centre

How are you supposed to operate a shop if no-one can park as your staff have taken all the parking spaces?

Customers bring in revenue, for staff you pay out!

Not a stupid attitude, just common sense!

Imagine all of Asda staff in Chandlers Ford parking their cars in the car park, where would the customers park?

I guess you'd expect them to catch a bus?

IronLady2010 wrote:

IronLady2010 wrote:

geoff51 wrote:
That is rather a stupid attitude, iron lady, how are you supposed to operate a shop etc without staff?
Do you expect them to pay for parking when most are on poor wages?
Its a pity Southampton City council did not do the same, it may help to rejuvenate the moribund shopping centre

How are you supposed to operate a shop if no-one can park as your staff have taken all the parking spaces?

Customers bring in revenue, for staff you pay out!

Not a stupid attitude, just common sense!

Imagine all of Asda staff in Chandlers Ford parking their cars in the car park, where would the customers park?

I guess you'd expect them to catch a bus?

Actually they do allow staff parking in all ASDA car parks

geoff51 wrote:

IronLady2010 wrote:

IronLady2010 wrote:

geoff51 wrote:
That is rather a stupid attitude, iron lady, how are you supposed to operate a shop etc without staff?
Do you expect them to pay for parking when most are on poor wages?
Its a pity Southampton City council did not do the same, it may help to rejuvenate the moribund shopping centre

How are you supposed to operate a shop if no-one can park as your staff have taken all the parking spaces?

Customers bring in revenue, for staff you pay out!

Not a stupid attitude, just common sense!

Imagine all of Asda staff in Chandlers Ford parking their cars in the car park, where would the customers park?

I guess you'd expect them to catch a bus?

Actually they do allow staff parking in all ASDA car parks

No they don't! They have a 2 hour limit, check it out :-)

IronLady2010 wrote:

geoff51 wrote:

IronLady2010 wrote:

IronLady2010 wrote:

geoff51 wrote:
That is rather a stupid attitude, iron lady, how are you supposed to operate a shop etc without staff?
Do you expect them to pay for parking when most are on poor wages?
Its a pity Southampton City council did not do the same, it may help to rejuvenate the moribund shopping centre

How are you supposed to operate a shop if no-one can park as your staff have taken all the parking spaces?

Customers bring in revenue, for staff you pay out!

Not a stupid attitude, just common sense!

Imagine all of Asda staff in Chandlers Ford parking their cars in the car park, where would the customers park?

I guess you'd expect them to catch a bus?

Actually they do allow staff parking in all ASDA car parks

No they don't! They have a 2 hour limit, check it out :-)

Staff have a special permit, check your facts

IronLady2010 wrote:

geoff51 wrote:

IronLady2010 wrote:

IronLady2010 wrote:

geoff51 wrote:
That is rather a stupid attitude, iron lady, how are you supposed to operate a shop etc without staff?
Do you expect them to pay for parking when most are on poor wages?
Its a pity Southampton City council did not do the same, it may help to rejuvenate the moribund shopping centre

How are you supposed to operate a shop if no-one can park as your staff have taken all the parking spaces?

Customers bring in revenue, for staff you pay out!

Not a stupid attitude, just common sense!

Imagine all of Asda staff in Chandlers Ford parking their cars in the car park, where would the customers park?

I guess you'd expect them to catch a bus?

Actually they do allow staff parking in all ASDA car parks

No they don't! They have a 2 hour limit, check it out :-)

Staff have a special permit, check your facts

geoff51 wrote:

IronLady2010 wrote:

geoff51 wrote:

IronLady2010 wrote:

IronLady2010 wrote:

geoff51 wrote:
That is rather a stupid attitude, iron lady, how are you supposed to operate a shop etc without staff?
Do you expect them to pay for parking when most are on poor wages?
Its a pity Southampton City council did not do the same, it may help to rejuvenate the moribund shopping centre

How are you supposed to operate a shop if no-one can park as your staff have taken all the parking spaces?

Customers bring in revenue, for staff you pay out!

Not a stupid attitude, just common sense!

Imagine all of Asda staff in Chandlers Ford parking their cars in the car park, where would the customers park?

I guess you'd expect them to catch a bus?

Actually they do allow staff parking in all ASDA car parks

No they don't! They have a 2 hour limit, check it out :-)

Staff have a special permit, check your facts

They don't! Managers maybe, but imagine how many employees they have at any working time, the car park would be full of staff cars!

In any event, parking should be for customers as they are the only way for a business to be profitable.

Staff take on the job knowing they have to make their own way to work!

IronLady2010 wrote:

geoff51 wrote:

IronLady2010 wrote:

geoff51 wrote:

IronLady2010 wrote:

IronLady2010 wrote:

geoff51 wrote:
That is rather a stupid attitude, iron lady, how are you supposed to operate a shop etc without staff?
Do you expect them to pay for parking when most are on poor wages?
Its a pity Southampton City council did not do the same, it may help to rejuvenate the moribund shopping centre

How are you supposed to operate a shop if no-one can park as your staff have taken all the parking spaces?

Customers bring in revenue, for staff you pay out!

Not a stupid attitude, just common sense!

Imagine all of Asda staff in Chandlers Ford parking their cars in the car park, where would the customers park?

I guess you'd expect them to catch a bus?

Actually they do allow staff parking in all ASDA car parks

No they don't! They have a 2 hour limit, check it out :-)

Staff have a special permit, check your facts

They don't! Managers maybe, but imagine how many employees they have at any working time, the car park would be full of staff cars!

In any event, parking should be for customers as they are the only way for a business to be profitable.

Staff take on the job knowing they have to make their own way to work!

DO you work for ASDA?

geoff51 wrote:

IronLady2010 wrote:

geoff51 wrote:

IronLady2010 wrote:

geoff51 wrote:

IronLady2010 wrote:

IronLady2010 wrote:

geoff51 wrote:
That is rather a stupid attitude, iron lady, how are you supposed to operate a shop etc without staff?
Do you expect them to pay for parking when most are on poor wages?
Its a pity Southampton City council did not do the same, it may help to rejuvenate the moribund shopping centre

How are you supposed to operate a shop if no-one can park as your staff have taken all the parking spaces?

Customers bring in revenue, for staff you pay out!

Not a stupid attitude, just common sense!

Imagine all of Asda staff in Chandlers Ford parking their cars in the car park, where would the customers park?

I guess you'd expect them to catch a bus?

Actually they do allow staff parking in all ASDA car parks

No they don't! They have a 2 hour limit, check it out :-)

Staff have a special permit, check your facts

They don't! Managers maybe, but imagine how many employees they have at any working time, the car park would be full of staff cars!

In any event, parking should be for customers as they are the only way for a business to be profitable.

Staff take on the job knowing they have to make their own way to work!

DO you work for ASDA?

DO YOU work for Asda Chandlers Ford? ;-) NOT any other Asda!

IronLady2010 wrote:

geoff51 wrote:

IronLady2010 wrote:

geoff51 wrote:

IronLady2010 wrote:

geoff51 wrote:

IronLady2010 wrote:

IronLady2010 wrote:

geoff51 wrote:
That is rather a stupid attitude, iron lady, how are you supposed to operate a shop etc without staff?
Do you expect them to pay for parking when most are on poor wages?
Its a pity Southampton City council did not do the same, it may help to rejuvenate the moribund shopping centre

How are you supposed to operate a shop if no-one can park as your staff have taken all the parking spaces?

Customers bring in revenue, for staff you pay out!

Not a stupid attitude, just common sense!

Imagine all of Asda staff in Chandlers Ford parking their cars in the car park, where would the customers park?

I guess you'd expect them to catch a bus?

Actually they do allow staff parking in all ASDA car parks

No they don't! They have a 2 hour limit, check it out :-)

Staff have a special permit, check your facts

They don't! Managers maybe, but imagine how many employees they have at any working time, the car park would be full of staff cars!

In any event, parking should be for customers as they are the only way for a business to be profitable.

Staff take on the job knowing they have to make their own way to work!

DO you work for ASDA?

DO YOU work for Asda Chandlers Ford? ;-) NOT any other Asda!

I asked first!

OMG what a pathetic argument !!! Don't lower yourself to her level Geoff

Rumbridge street already has a very low footfall, if they started charging for that car park, all the shops down there would suffer very badly.

Asda staff in Totton can use their car park except when its really busy like at xmas.

Totton Council/New Forest District Council made a big mistake with the so called “Improvements” in Water Lane a few years ago; they limited the spaces near to the Junction with Salisbury Rd/Water Lane from 25-28 spaces to just 10-12 with a new 20 minute only park. I use the post office there & on a very busy day you can be in there for near on 20-25 minutes & have had to plea with an over zealous traffic warden not to give an OAP a ticket because she was 5 minutes late back !. I often try & use the parade of shops there when there’s a space but quite often if I cant get a space I drive off now or if I do have time park in the Library Car park, Trade all along there has suffered because of that & if the free car parks becomes a “Pay & Display” that would the finial nail in the coffin for a lot of Traders !

soobear wrote:
Rumbridge street already has a very low footfall, if they started charging for that car park, all the shops down there would suffer very badly.

What makes me laugh there is again with the so called “Improvements” a few years back, the Co-Op use to have 5-6 spaces out the front but now only room for 2 and a half normal family cars or 3 minis, again outside Goldsmiths from 12 cars now only space for 8-10, the markings don’t even match up as even the smallest car goes over the white lines thieve put down unless you have a Smart Car !, it’s like there councils are trying to drive trade away !, No real thought into both sets of Improvements !

Totton needs free parking to encourage trade to the town. I see a lot of shop staff in Totton riding bikes to work, walking or getting dropped off so I really cannot see that staff are taking up spaces, especially as at the moment there is a time limit in the car parks. I am all for free parking, and before Iron Lady pipes up, no it won't actually benefit me as I don't have a car. As long as the 2 hour time limit remains then parking should be free.

Hardly anyone uses the Rumbridge Street car park - it's next to Rushington Roundabout and nowhere near the shops!

Introducing charges will make feven ewer people use it and be a complete waste of money.

Winsor Road car park is already chargeable, but there are normally spaces throughout the day because most people use the free roadside alternatives.

High Street car park tends to be busier, although this is generally people who work in the High Street (which is a mainly non-retail area).

ASDA staff are allowed to use store car parks, either with a permit or claiming charges back. However, not all ASDA staff are working at the same time and I have never found difficulty parking!

However, parking charges (even though I disagree with the introduction) do not necessarily kill off trade. Look at Romsey. It's very difficult to find free parking, but all the shops are busy whenever I visit.

eurogordi wrote:
Hardly anyone uses the Rumbridge Street car park - it's next to Rushington Roundabout and nowhere near the shops!

Introducing charges will make feven ewer people use it and be a complete waste of money.

Winsor Road car park is already chargeable, but there are normally spaces throughout the day because most people use the free roadside alternatives.

High Street car park tends to be busier, although this is generally people who work in the High Street (which is a mainly non-retail area).

ASDA staff are allowed to use store car parks, either with a permit or claiming charges back. However, not all ASDA staff are working at the same time and I have never found difficulty parking!

However, parking charges (even though I disagree with the introduction) do not necessarily kill off trade. Look at Romsey. It's very difficult to find free parking, but all the shops are busy whenever I visit.

eurogordi ........ Isnt there a carpark at the back of Rumbridge Street which runs parallel to the Street and the by-pass?

Yes there is, but that's the Winsor Road car park.

The Rumbridge Street car park is further out next to the Rum Bridge at Rushington.

Never quite know why it's called Rum Bridge as it crosses Bartley Water.

Totton Ric wrote:
Totton Council/New Forest District Council made a big mistake with the so called “Improvements” in Water Lane a few years ago; they limited the spaces near to the Junction with Salisbury Rd/Water Lane from 25-28 spaces to just 10-12 with a new 20 minute only park. I use the post office there & on a very busy day you can be in there for near on 20-25 minutes & have had to plea with an over zealous traffic warden not to give an OAP a ticket because she was 5 minutes late back !. I often try & use the parade of shops there when there’s a space but quite often if I cant get a space I drive off now or if I do have time park in the Library Car park, Trade all along there has suffered because of that & if the free car parks becomes a “Pay & Display” that would the finial nail in the coffin for a lot of Traders !

How low can the Councils go, Clampers now working on Water Lane !. Since my last comment this morning they have put up a Sign on the parking along the Water Lane & Salisbury Rd parking Today, if your over 20 minutes it’s going to cost you £125, like I said in my comment this morning an OAP was going to get a ticket of the Parking Warden for being 5 minutes over, in the end the Warden used common sense & no ticked issued, this wont happen any more as these Clamping company’s wont listen, how the hell did they get permission to cover this & does that mean that there’s no Traffic Warden in Totton anymore ?, surly this is Highway & there for Not on Private land hence they cant operate ?, please somebody tell me this is so as this afternoon Trade along Water lane is dead as customers have been scared off !, 3 cars in 12 spaces on a busy Tuesday afternoon !, There was no warning about this happening either as it’s taken the traders also by Surprise !