- Target:
- Redbridge County Council
- Region:
- United Kingdom
My email to Redbridge Parking Services (12th April)
I live in Wellesley Road, Wanstead, E11 2HG.
Parking close to my house is a major frustration, especially because we have a young child. Today I had to park over 600m away and walk with him and all the objects that come with a small child! Also it practically makes it impossible to go for a big shop, as we can never park near our front door to make it easy to get the bags in.
I notice that there are a number of cars that arrive pre-rush hour and leave at the end of the business day (most probably getting on the tube at Snaresbrook) meaning that we struggle to find a space during the day. Also the Driving Test Centre causes havoc, with tens of learner cars taking spaces throughout the day.
There are a few small areas of 09:30 to 10:30 no parking lines, but these are no use to us, as we are unable to park on these too. I am not in a position to move my car from one of these positions pre 09:30, to move it back after 10:30 as I need to go to work at 09:00.
Is it possible to allow residents a permit to park on these 09:30 to 10:30 spaces? Your website describes them as "one hour commuter parking zones" but this is discriminating against us residents.
Otherwise is it possible to make Wellesley Road into a Resident's / Business Parking area only, with pay and display for visitors up to 2 or 4 hours? I, and I believe many other residents on Wellesley Road, will be happy to pay for a yearly permit, similar to the scheme that operates at the other end of the High St in the Controlled Parking Zone.
I can imagine come the Olympics next summer this situation will become a lot lot worse!
We, the undersigned, call on Redbridge County Council to turn Wellesley Road, E11 into a Resident / Business Parking Permit area to help eleviate parking problems for residents, especially those with families and the elderly that require close access to their houses.
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The Resident Parking Permits for Wellesley Road, London, E11 petition to Redbridge County Council was written by Phil Mowat and is in the category Roads & Transport at GoPetition.