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Post by Shaggy on Nov 11, 2011 21:28:36 GMT
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Post by Lord of the Rinks on Nov 12, 2011 11:49:57 GMT
The charges are a bit confusing, 50p between 8am to 10am and 6pm to 8pm. Is that per half hour or or for that period. I think it will be 50p per 30 minutes as at the minute it's 60p per 30 mins.
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Post by lee on Nov 14, 2011 10:52:20 GMT
broadmarsh has gone up from £3.90 to £4.50 evening parking
Luckily i bought a season pass £50 for all the panthers game including playoffs, so its reaping the inital outlay now.
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Post by toby2003 on Nov 14, 2011 17:16:59 GMT
Not sure when this comes into force but some parking meters around the arena now charge up to 8pm mon-sat and all day Sunday. I had heard the council was proposing this a while back but have just noticed it today, however street signs haven't been changed yet. This will affect lots of people who park for free after 6pm and Sundays adding another few quid onto the cost of attending games.
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Post by Rob #12 on Nov 15, 2011 23:19:53 GMT
Why do people who go to church get a special deal? What's so special about them?
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Post by NottinghamMatt on Nov 16, 2011 14:23:09 GMT
Another one for the so glad I brought a parking season ticket from the council!
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Post by sanjosefan on Nov 16, 2011 21:12:44 GMT
To be fair Nottingham has some pretty good public transport links directly in to the heart of Nottingham, we have buses, trains, trams and with the ever increasing price of fuel it might be more economical to use those links to get in Nottingham. However I strongly disagree with giving people of various faiths a discount on parking tickets.
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Post by panthersdave on Nov 16, 2011 21:56:34 GMT
To be fair Nottingham has some pretty good public transport links directly in to the heart of Nottingham, we have buses, trains, trams and with the ever increasing price of fuel it might be more economical to use those links to get in Nottingham. However I strongly disagree with giving people of various faiths a discount on parking tickets. What deals are these? As far as I can tell discounts are available for various groups but I dont know of any parking discounts for churches in the city. Unless I have missed something - and yes I do attend church on sundays and Tuesdays and pay the same as everyone else for parking
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Post by Shaggy on Nov 16, 2011 22:00:15 GMT
To be fair Nottingham has some pretty good public transport links directly in to the heart of Nottingham, we have buses, trains, trams and with the ever increasing price of fuel it might be more economical to use those links to get in Nottingham. However I strongly disagree with giving people of various faiths a discount on parking tickets. What deals are these? As far as I can tell discounts are available for various groups but I dont know of any parking discounts for churches in the city. Unless I have missed something - and yes I do attend church on sundays and Tuesdays and pay the same as everyone else for parking From the link in my original post:-
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Post by panthersdave on Nov 16, 2011 22:03:53 GMT
What deals are these? As far as I can tell discounts are available for various groups but I dont know of any parking discounts for churches in the city. Unless I have missed something - and yes I do attend church on sundays and Tuesdays and pay the same as everyone else for parking From the link in my original post:- Thanks shaggy, missed that part. This is the first I know of this and I would disagree with that unless it involved everyone. I know the Christian centre on Talbot street has been lobbying against the Sunday parking charges - but it has been campaigning against it as it is unfair on everyone, not just faith groups.
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Post by Doughnut on Nov 16, 2011 22:12:41 GMT
Am I missing something here? Why are Sunday charges any more or less fair than charges on any other day of the week?
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Post by panthersdave on Nov 16, 2011 22:14:08 GMT
Am I missing something here? Why are Sunday charges any more or less fair than charges on any other day of the week? The charges are increasing on Sunday - its change, people dont like change
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Post by Doughnut on Nov 17, 2011 9:50:42 GMT
Am I missing something here? Why are Sunday charges any more or less fair than charges on any other day of the week? The charges are increasing on Sunday - its change, people dont like change If the Christians from Talbot Street didn't manage to come up with anything better than that then there's no wonder the changes went ahead
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Post by heja on Nov 17, 2011 19:07:43 GMT
To be fair Nottingham has some pretty good public transport links directly in to the heart of Nottingham, we have buses, trains, trams and with the ever increasing price of fuel it might be more economical to use those links to get in Nottingham. However I strongly disagree with giving people of various faiths a discount on parking tickets. You say that, but while some areas have a lot of public transport options other areas have a very poor service. I live only 7ish miles away from the city center and we only have one bus service that runs every half hour during the rush hours and when they are only small buses they are usually full and won't/can't stop because of no space on the bus so at those times you are lucky if you even get a bus at all. They then go every 20mins from 10am until 2pm which is a pretty useless time of day for most people to need a bus who work. After 2pm they go back to a every 30mins We have a train service but that is next to useless, leaving at around 8am, 10am, 2pm and 6pm. Leaving the only realistic option to drive and park in town Before they introduce anything like this they have to get a public transport system in place that serves all of Nottingham.
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Post by Doughnut on Nov 17, 2011 21:09:27 GMT
Before they introduce anything like this they have to get a public transport system in place that serves all of Nottingham. Too right! Either that or they should set up several park and ride sites around Nottingham with regular buses or trams into town!
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Post by stedders on Nov 19, 2011 15:47:22 GMT
Plus consider those coming from further afield. Getting to Nottingham by train for a hockey game is no problem at all, but I'd then have to wait till Monday am to get home again!! Don't think boss'd be too impressed!!
Park & Ride should be compulsory for towns over a certain population and be better advertised and serviced on game nights.
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Post by Doughnut on Nov 20, 2011 7:27:06 GMT
Plus consider those coming from further afield. Getting to Nottingham by train for a hockey game is no problem at all, but I'd then have to wait till Monday am to get home again!! Don't think boss'd be too impressed!! Park & Ride should be compulsory for towns over a certain population and be better advertised and serviced on game nights. I was being sarcastic. There's a pretty substantial park and ride system in Nottingham. www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=912
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Post by Mark on Nov 20, 2011 14:08:14 GMT
If according to Jane Urquhart one of the reasons for these changes is to bring Nottingham into line with other cities, ie; Derby, Leicester, Sheffield etc, why are the parking costs in Nottingham considerably more expensive?
To me all their arguments are flawed and the public transport system not up to scratch. At peak times most buses are full leaving many travellers stranded at bus stops, while the tram is the councils play thing, costing the city millions whilst failing miserably when needed. I used the tram once last Christmas, it was so packed myself and my family couldn't get a seat, the conductor couldn't collect fares and the tram itself broke down on Noel Street.
Far from encouraging short stay visitors into the city centre all increased charges will do is stop more people from bothering to come in at all. It's a bloody lie anyway, drive up around The Ropewalk, Wellington Circus, Regent Street or College Street etc, always plenty of on street parking in that area because it's already too expensive.
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Post by stedders on Nov 20, 2011 15:14:41 GMT
Doughnut, I know that but I don't live in Nottingham, can't really recall seeing signs for P&R, don't know how late the buses run till or how much it costs. A bit better publicity as one approaches the city might help.
Most of all though I think it could cost upto an hour at either end of our journey.
There's no way either of us are up for that.
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Post by focus12 on Nov 20, 2011 22:06:24 GMT
P & R is really suitable only for working/shopping hours. I am sure that they dont run in the evenings. If they did I would certainly use it as the service is very good from our end of town.
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Post by Shaggy on Nov 20, 2011 23:19:06 GMT
P & R is really suitable only for working/shopping hours. I am sure that they dont run in the evenings. If they did I would certainly use it as the service is very good from our end of town. Depends which one you use. All of the tram ones are 7 days a week, 6am to 1am. For the bus ones... Queens Drive is 6am to 8:30pm, but closed on Sundays... the Racecourse is 6:45am to 7:30pm, but also closed on Sundays. Details:- www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=912So only the tram ones are any good for Panthers games...
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Post by jd on Nov 21, 2011 15:47:54 GMT
Why do people who go to church get a special deal? What's so special about them? Because some people who go to church volunteer there, serve for around 10-12 hours a Sunday and think its unfair that seeing as the shops are open 10-4:30 that they should pay even though the shops are shut The shops shut at 4:30, so if someone goes to church at 6:30 they have to pay, thats not right! Another way of making money.
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Post by Shaggy on Nov 21, 2011 16:45:48 GMT
Why do people who go to church get a special deal? What's so special about them? Because some people who go to church volunteer there, serve for around 10-12 hours a Sunday and think its unfair that seeing as the shops are open 10-4:30 that they should pay even though the shops are shut The shops shut at 4:30, so if someone goes to church at 6:30 they have to pay, thats not right! So? Plenty of other people (not me, I hasten to add) volunteer for all sorts of things - they don't get any special dispensation. Why should churchgoers?
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Post by pantherdman on Nov 21, 2011 20:36:03 GMT
Nottm city council hates cars (except their own, they can park anywhere for free) fact. They want to pave over the entire town and force us to live in grotty tents, why do you think they havent evicted that flea pit in the square? they think it's a start. Pathetic bus lanes, cycle lanes and tram tracks, yet there's no money to sort out the roads.
jokers, I hope jesus gives them all the plague.
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Post by Doughnut on Nov 21, 2011 20:43:39 GMT
Nottm city council hates cars (except their own, they can park anywhere for free) fact. They want to pave over the entire town and force us to live in grotty tents, why do you think they havent evicted that flea pit in the square? they think it's a start. Pathetic bus lanes, cycle lanes and tram tracks, yet there's no money to sort out the roads. jokers, I hope jesus gives them all the plague. Cars are a big and growing problem in pretty much all city centres. Councils need to start reducing that problem. I'd certainly agree that Nottingham's cycle lanes are pathetic though, they should sort them out.
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