: Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:36 am  

Hutchie wrote:

on street parking is free

for the first time in years i went in car instead of motorbike (bit slippery) finding an on street parking place was a nightmare because every where was covered by the need for parking permits, it must be a nightmare for away supporters. ah well next time i'll be on bike again and FREE parking right outside the stadium

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:47 am  

i wouldent mind paying a fiver if there was actually an organised way of getting the traffic out at the end! rather than the free for all. Some of that blame lays with the council though, as i do believe the SMC asked to make it one way on City match days years ago (ie 2 lanes going each way out of the ground) but it was refused.

we've abandoned the car park, and it looked last night that many others have done the same.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:52 am  

Not everywhere is covered by parking permits, I parked down Boulevard as usual on the main road, this isn't covered by the permits. There were 2 officers stood outside the church when we arrived waiting to hand out tickets. If you get there early enough it's no problem.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:54 am  

I also dont get why Walton Street wasnt widened years ago, one extra lane to filter into the car park (which of course is used nearly all week for markets, park and ride etc) would make a huge difference.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:55 am  

glad i paid £35 now

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:48 am  

CRAIG 73 wrote:

Not everywhere is covered by parking permits, I parked down Boulevard as usual on the main road, this isn't covered by the permits. There were 2 officers stood outside the church when we arrived waiting to hand out tickets. If you get there early enough it's no problem.

Me too, top of Airlie St, no problems.

[Karen]

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:49 am  

And once again...I'm right!!!

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:57 am  

We parked at the Royal Infirmary last night.

We stayed until the end to applaud the lads then within 5 mins of getting back to our car we were back on Clive Sullivan way

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:00 pm  

We also got a massive shock last night when we found out how much the parking had gone up. After the match went into the shop and bought a parking pass as it will certainly be much cheaper in the long run. Agree with the comments about the chaos trying to get out of the car park after the match, we ended up just sitting in the car until the traffic calmed down. Great match thou and well done to the team hope its the start of good things to come this season.