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New Sheffield parking scheme despite soaring permit fees
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THE latest permit parking scheme in Sheffield comes into operation on Monday despite anger at council plans to double the price of many permit fees and increase some four-fold.
Restrictions are coming into in force around Hillsborough Corner to deter people parking on the streets for free then commuting into the city centre on the tram - taking spaces needed by local residents and traders.
The scheme is being launched after public consultation in which Sheffield Council said two-thirds of those who replied were in favour of restrictions.
Warning notices rather than fines will be issued to those who park in the wrong spaces, fail to display permits or park for too long during the first two weeks of the scheme to allow motorists to get used to the changes.
But the council said fines will be issued for motorists flouting yellow line restrictions.
As with other permit parking schemes in and around district shopping centres, visitors to Hillsborough will be able to take advantage of 15 minutes free parking - although they have to print a ticket from the parking meters.
Some spaces are designated for residents only, while parking in other spaces is 40 pence per hour, with waiting limits of two and four hours. There is a limited number of free short-stay spaces with waiting limited to one or two hours.
Coun Leigh Bramall, Sheffield Council cabinet member for environment and transport, said: “This scheme has support from a considerable majority of local people. Permit parking is always about striking a balance but we’ve listened to the views of people in the area and hope that the Hillsborough scheme can go some way to improving things.
“In the past many residents and businesses have struggled to park outside their premises due to people using the area as nothing more than a free car park. Parking up on residential roads and getting the tram into town.
“A lot of consultation has taken place and we hope we’ve got the balance right but of course we will review the scheme and make any necessary adjustments.”
Sheffield Council said operation of the scheme will be monitored - with particular attention paid to displacement – some vehicles that used to park in the scheme area will move to streets outside the area. A review will take place in six to 12 months to assess the scheme’s effectiveness.
The scheme’s implementation comes just a week after the council revealed parking permits are being doubled as part of efforts to absorb £55 million of funding cuts. Fees are rising from £10 to £20 for residents’ first cars, while businesses’ first vehicle permit fees are also being doubled and second permits increased 50 per cent.
The price of residents’ visitor parking passes is being quadrupled.
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MTBSheffield
Monday, February 20, 2012 at 09:22 AMVery intelligent post Kayte. I have the same problem on my road. We are on a Cul de Sac with roughly 15 houses on each side. So you can roughly park 30 cars on the road. In an ideal world you would be able to park in front of your own house, so you can take in the shopping, the pram etc. But it doesn't work out like this. Some idiots have 5 vehicles, family car, i.e Renault Megane son and daughters one litre run around each, ie clio, punto etc. Plus the father and son both have giant work vans, which thye will happily leave parked in front of your house while they go on holiday to florida for 2 weeks over christmas. Ridiculous. Also regarding these parking permits, on radio Sheffiield listeners were complaining at having to pay £20 for this. I assumed this was per week. No. In fact they only have to pay £20 for the year. That is a bargain to guarantee parking on your own road
kayte
Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 01:32 PMThe result of this scheme is that those currently parking in Hillsborough will just move on and blight another district. The answer to the problem would be to provide more and cheaper parking for workers in the city centre. (Whoops was that a pig just flew past the window?) I agree 15 minutes is way too short a time to shop for anything. I don't agree though with the complaint about having to pay to park outside your house. In the area in which I live the major parking problem arises from the fact that the occupants of many houses with no off-street parking space own two or more cars and therefore expect to use the space outside their home plus that outside the neighbours. But, unfortunately, their neighbours have exactly the same expectation! For such areas I believe there should be one free car parking permit per house and an annual charge of, say, £1000 per permit thereafter. Sounds harsh, but there's no problem if every family has a car andt a big problem if every family member has one. And not so harsh as something I read about, I think Tokyo, where car owners must by law have off-street overnight parking.
merylcarr
Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 12:42 PMThe article briefly mentions parking permits for residents. Are they free? I think residents will find that it is yet another money making scheme from the Townhall where you have to pay to park outside your own front door.
1graybags
Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 12:03 PMI wish they'd get stricter with the wonkers that park on pavements and block it
Tawny
Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 12:02 PMWhat next? Speed cameras on the pavement to catch those attempting to shop within the 15 minutes. . . . Yet another money making scheme. How long before the shops are complaining that all their customers have gone elsewhere?
handsworth
Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 11:51 AMI wonder Is there a dafter Council in the U K ???
crystalpeaksman
Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 10:29 AM15 mins is not near enough time to do your shopping,this will simply result in more people going to meadowhall,and Hillsborough will end up like town, dead.
ISeeEverything
Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 10:08 AMI thought the Council was all in favour of park and ride.
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