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Parking on Devonshire Road
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andrewr


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02-11-2011 01:05 PM

Years ago the residents of Westwood Park, who were fed up with rat running traffic, jointly agreed to park on the road one day instead of being half on the pavement. There was traffic chaos with vehicles unable to pass and the Police threatened residents with prosecution for obstructing the highway! There is no right to park on the highway if you cause an obstruction. And, of course, parking on the pavement is generally illegal. After a bit of wrangling the Council made it legal to park on the pavement - provided this was within the marked boxes. They still occasionally issue tickets to people who park on the pavement outside the boxes or too far onto the pavement so they obstruct pedestrians. It seems to me that properly marking Devonshire Road with the places that pavement parking is acceptable and then enforcing the parking spaces by issuing tickets would be a first step towards sorting out the problem. Is there any disagreement on this?

Whilst the issue of CPZs is one for the residents of the areas affected, including adjacent roads that will receive the displaced vehicles, it is my view that the desire of commuters to park near HOP and FH stations is so strong that there may be little alternative if residents want to be able to park near their homes. I can't see that the forthcoming Clapham Junction phase of the ELL will affect this unless it makes the already fantastic service even more attractive.

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Parking on Devonshire Road - Choppo - 20-10-2011, 08:57 PM
RE: Parking Devonshire Road - lacb - 21-10-2011, 04:39 PM
RE: Parking Devonshire Road - brian - 22-10-2011, 02:52 PM
RE: Parking Devonshire Road - mrcee - 22-10-2011, 06:00 PM
RE: Parking Devonshire Road - mrcee - 22-10-2011, 06:03 PM
RE: Parking Devonshire Road - bella - 31-10-2011, 10:05 PM
RE: Parking Devonshire Road - Merlin - 01-11-2011, 08:14 PM
RE: Parking Devonshire Road - bella - 01-11-2011, 08:50 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - Merlin - 01-11-2011, 10:56 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - Merlin - 01-11-2011, 11:01 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - kipya - 01-11-2011, 11:14 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - kipya - 01-11-2011, 11:28 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - rshdunlop - 02-11-2011, 07:40 AM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - brian - 02-11-2011, 11:08 AM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - rshdunlop - 02-11-2011, 12:43 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - andrewr - 02-11-2011 01:05 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - lacb - 02-11-2011, 04:08 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - brian - 02-11-2011, 07:22 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - Sherwood - 02-11-2011, 08:05 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - mrm1ag1 - 02-11-2011, 10:52 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - mrcee - 02-11-2011, 11:20 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - lacb - 03-11-2011, 08:55 AM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - brian - 03-11-2011, 09:26 AM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - andrewr - 03-11-2011, 09:42 AM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - andrewr - 03-11-2011, 09:45 AM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - brian - 03-11-2011, 09:59 AM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - andrewr - 03-11-2011, 10:16 AM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - brian - 03-11-2011, 10:31 AM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - andrewr - 03-11-2011, 11:05 AM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - lacb - 03-11-2011, 12:06 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - kipya - 04-11-2011, 12:00 AM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - brian - 04-11-2011, 08:30 AM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - Merlin - 04-11-2011, 08:47 AM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - andrewr - 04-11-2011, 12:41 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - brian - 04-11-2011, 01:08 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - andrewr - 04-11-2011, 01:37 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - lacb - 04-11-2011, 02:05 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - andrewr - 04-11-2011, 02:24 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - brian - 04-11-2011, 02:40 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - lacb - 04-11-2011, 03:09 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - andrewr - 04-11-2011, 03:10 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - brian - 04-11-2011, 03:34 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - lacb - 04-11-2011, 03:44 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - rshdunlop - 04-11-2011, 04:11 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - lacb - 30-09-2013, 12:15 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - yomster - 02-10-2013, 09:38 PM
RE: Parking on Devonshire Road - kipya - 05-10-2013, 08:57 AM

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