Parking in Ingleton

[Les W]

But they cant "try something stupid" if you are not there.
Do they even have your address?

Check the advice from the Citizens Advice Bureau concerning Private parking "fines"
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/t_parking_fines.pdf

 

[khakipuce]

And you still don't get it do you, the pub isn't open for business in a morning so it's not stopping custom so what harm was it causing?  :chair:

So someone parks at 10:30 and goes for a 3 hour walk - that's alright???

 

[Hughie]

I can't help but wonder what the comments would be should the boot be on the other foot....  :-\

 

[Peter Burgess]

I can't help but wonder what the comments would be should the boot be on the other foot....  :-\

Do you mean, for example, walkers using SWCC's (or choose another club) parking area by their cottage as a regular free car park for exploring the hills?

 

[Rachel]

And from a local's point of view....

For the past x number of years (since the pub was built), successive landlords have been happy to allow locals and others to use the pub car park, on the basis that although the person might not be a pub customer at that particular moment in time, the chances are that they will be a customer at some other point. In particular, residents of the houses on Main St/High St knew that if they came home and found all the on street parking taken up by visitors, there would always be the pub car park. Another vital service to the local community was the landlord(s) allowing people to use the pub car park when going to the surgery, which is opposite the pub and has no parking of its own.
When the current landlord arrived about a year ago, the landlords of the other pubs went to introduce themselves and welcome him to the village. They were told 'I'm not here to be friends, I'm here to put you out of business'. A few weeks later, my husband parked on the car park and was threatened with violence if he did so again. Next thing, all the anti-parking signs appeared. Needless to say, half of the village are now boycotting the pub.

 

[oldboy]

how can they enforce the fines?

anyway just park on the double yellows never seen a traffic warden in ingleton in 20+ years....

Try doing it Friday mornings (market day) and you'll soon see ......

 

[Peter Burgess]

And from a local's point of view....

For the past x number of years (since the pub was built), successive landlords have been happy to allow locals and others to use the pub car park, on the basis that although the person might not be a pub customer at that particular moment in time, the chances are that they will be a customer at some other point. In particular, residents of the houses on Main St/High St knew that if they came home and found all the on street parking taken up by visitors, there would always be the pub car park. Another vital service to the local community was the landlord(s) allowing people to use the pub car park when going to the surgery, which is opposite the pub and has no parking of its own.
When the current landlord arrived about a year ago, the landlords of the other pubs went to introduce themselves and welcome him to the village. They were told 'I'm not here to be friends, I'm here to put you out of business'. A few weeks later, my husband parked on the car park and was threatened with violence if he did so again. Next thing, all the anti-parking signs appeared. Needless to say, half of the village are now boycotting the pub.

Business must be good if the other half isn't....

 

[SamT]

I'm not here to be friends, I'm here to put you out of business'

doesn't sound like he's going about it in the right way does it.

 

[dunc]

doesn't sound like he's going about it in the right way does it.

Nope, definitely avoiding that establishment as of now.. Let the walkers frequent his pub whilst everyone else stays away. I seem to recall another pub in the Dales with an arsey landlord, if memory serves me right he didn't stay too long!

As an example of more understanding people; drove to Derbyshire today, poor old Robs rear-wheel drive van couldn't get up the snowy hill at Perryfoot, so drove back to the Wanted, asked if van could be left whilst we went back to Winnats in my car.. Not a problem.. Went back for drinks and snacks after 

So someone parks at 10:30 and goes for a 3 hour walk - that's alright???

Erm, try re-reading the thread.... No and I wouldn't be happy about that happening either (unless it was a very early start for a 3hour walk) - that would be using 1.5hours of car park time for free when the pub was open if it opened at 12. But for the Nth time, this is more about people spending an hour, maybe two at most if you eat/talk slow whilst the pub is shut - ie before 12, which is when most have people probably have their breakfast..

 

[Cavegod]

park across the entrance to the car park that will solve it!!

 

[simon.moorhouse]

haha  Cavegod with another constructive answer 

 

[robjones]

No need for clamps if you have the right gear:

One place I worked, if a wally parked in our car park, we'd nip out with the 4-ton crane and place a 1m cube concrete block tight behind the car (there was a fence in front). When the wally demanded the block be moved, the crane driver was always unavailable for 30 mins - if he looked the stroppy type then the biggest ugliest fitter would be sent out to give this explanation.

If we were feeling more generous, the crane would instead be left parked alongside with the concrete block dangling 6 inches above the car roof.

Word got around and the problem of car park abuse became rare.

 

[Cavegod]

No need for clamps if you have the right gear:

One place I worked, if a wally parked in our car park, we'd nip out with the 4-ton crane and place a 1m cube concrete block tight behind the car (there was a fence in front). When the wally demanded the block be moved, the crane driver was always unavailable for 30 mins - if he looked the stroppy type then the biggest ugliest fitter would be sent out to give this explanation.


If we were feeling more generous, the crane would instead be left parked alongside with the concrete block dangling 6 inches above the car roof.

Word got around and the problem of car park abuse became rare.

thats the sort of thing i'd do!

 

[ianball11]

that's hilarious and something of punkd!  not funny if you were parking there to nip to the doctors!

I live in a set of flates that are on what used to be a pubs car park and the new owner has put a sign up saying ?50 release fee for anyone parking there not using the pub.

It's funny really as he allowed a guy to leave his van there for 8 months but a space used for people coming to visit us for a few hours isn't ok anymore.

He did let us park a double decker bus for my daughters birthday party though which was a wonderful day.

Ian B.

 

[Maisie Syntax]

It appears that what the parking situation in Ingleton needs is some form of parking 'controller'.
Those who wish to park in the village could then apply for a permit.
They would of course have to satisfy the parking permit controller that they were a bona-fide parker.
The only way this could fail is if some non-permit possessing scallywags were to pirate the parking facilities, upsetting the delicate issues surrounding parking access and thereby endanger the future parking rights for all accredited users.

 

[peterk]

The only way this could fail is if some non-permit possessing scallywags were to pirate the parking facilities, upsetting the delicate issues surrounding parking access and thereby endanger the future parking rights for all accredited users.

Don't forget that some enterprising 4x4 driver will open another entrance to the Wheatsheaf car park via the playing fields footpath! Perhaps that should be gated with the lock on the car park side? Maybe  the NPC sorry NCP could issue permits

 

[modbadger]

I seem to have been lucky, quite often parking at the Sheaf on a Wednesday before going to Bernies for a live broadcast from the Ingleton Parliament (and a bun) (before going digging, of course)

I shall have to find somewhere new.. but there has been some great and useful info on this thread - thanks to all