[Talk-GB] Tagging of private parking in gardens

[Robert Skedgell]

On 05/01/2023 08:22, Warin wrote:
> 
> On 4/1/23 23:34, Robert Skedgell wrote:
>>
>> For street parking within a residential parking zone, it's nonsense:
>> * Parking is allowed by default outside operating hours, without a 
>> fee. Operating hours can be as little as Mo-Fr 10:00-12:00, which 
>> prevents commuter parking but little else.
>> * Residents have an allocation of visitor permits, which are 
>> "routinely granted to anyone requesting it".
>>
>>
> 
> I'm in the position of being able to apply for a 'residential parking 
> permit'. In that area it would enable me to park without paying the 
> meter that others should pay and I may stay as long as I like. I don't 
> bother because it is impossible to find a spot to park at all. The 
> parking police do make the rounds and book some people .. but most have 
> a 'residential parking permit'! The allotted allocation is 2 per 
> household .. yet most households are terrace houses with frontages of 
> less than 2 car lengths, hence the issue. I simply use public transport 
> (train, bus and taxi) - it is just easier. As for visitor permits .. I 
> think you get 4 per year! They may call more than once, most simply give 
> up trying to use the permit and go pay a commercial car parking 
> establishment!

Your scheme seems more like the case for private rather than permit 
covered in the current description of street parking tagging in the wiki.

It's a bit more generous here (Newham), despite my local authority area 
having some of the lowest levels of car ownership in the country. The 
first resident permit is free and only subsequent ones incur charges. In 
addition to this, each household can purchase up to 20 visitor permits 
per month, or business permits for building work.