shzl400 - agree, appears that the price to pay for living so close to the station is the parking problems, cant really see any other way out, as like you say, we dont want to go down to the meter everywhere in FH/HOP areas, I ve been to other boroughs, like I expect most of us have, and it is awful, Wandsworth is one example, I think every road is pay as you park, no wonder their Council tax bills are so low