Households living on a residential street in Binstead are disgruntled at proposals to implement a Residents’ Parking Scheme, which would mean each household would have to pay £72 a year to park their car.
The idea of Resident’s Parking Schemes in towns across the Isle of Wight is to increase the availability of parking where commuters and others park and leave their vehicles for hours or days at a time. However, those living in the area of Jellicoe Road say this isn’t the case as the street is located far away from the town in a purely residential area.
In a letter sent out this week, the Isle of Wight Council say they are seeking the views of residents and if more than 50% support the scheme, it will be implemented. According to the Council, a survey of the area has been completed to identify parking levels against parking availability. It’s known that residents on Main Road and Jellicoe Road have to park on Jellicoe as there simply isn’t anywhere else to park.
Locals say they are not happy at the prospect of having to pay £72 to park their car when parking has always been free. Blue Badge users would also have to pay.
Those living in Jellicoe Road have until noon on 19th March to cast their vote. The process isn’t as straight forward as clicking a button online though… each affected household must fill in a voting slip and post it to the Council, or scan and email it to [email protected].
If the scheme was to be implemented, 25% would be allocated as residents’ parking only and the other 75% would allow unlimited residents’ parking and a 2-hour limited waiting for non-resident permit holders. It would be in operation between 08:00-18:00 Monday to Saturday.
Furthermore, access protection bars across people’s driveways would be replaced by double yellow lines. This means that motorists could be fined for parking across their own driveway, without paying for a second permit at a cost of £100. The sting in the tail is that a second permit will only be issued if there is availability – which is unlikely given the number of cars in the area.
Island Echo is told that other residential streets such as Broadway Crescent are also being targeted.
What are your thoughts? Join in the conversation below…
Madness money grab and I must ask id the road in the picture full of disabled residents as there cant be many parking spaces left anyway!!!
Send them round to Wootton next to sort out the idiots who keep blocking me in, there are car parks but people are so lazy they just park anywhere as long as they don’t have to walk more than 10 feet to their front door.
Great Preston Road Ryde is the same.
Idiots always PARK on PAVEMENTS outside the Council Houses
Making it awkward for other road users.
Clamp them and TOW them away.
It’s not April Fools day already is it?
Yet another Council RIP off when people have less money to spend on stupid Council whims.
Let’s vote these scrooges out & vote for someone who has the empathy & will treat us tax payers who pay their inflated wages with some respect!
Who? Ha ha, they are all the same!
Being ‘nice’ is very expensive. All these free spaces for disability cars which rarely are used are very costly to those working. It would be more beneficial to society to end disability cars now, and provide disabled taxis for FREE for the disabled.
Then more parking would be available to those working who fund those too poorly to be able to do so themselves.
It would create jobs for taxi drivers, save the country a fortune and free up parking.
If you are disabled then with todays busy roads, it would aid road safety too, as reactions of a less than fully able body is likely risking others safety to.
Absolute Cobblers and an insult to every disabled person,,, not that I guess you will be bothered as I am disabled so not really valid in your world!
you want equality – then do not expect preferential parking or free parking, as it is discriminatory towards able bodied people.
Davimel, perhaps you can explain the hardship of having a free cab pick you up and take you to your destinations?
Most working people can’t afford a new car, let alone then see it as an ‘ornament’ on the roadside for 99.99% of it’s life, whilst vans and those needing to earn can’t park when they get home.
Disabled people work, they are not funded by idiots like you who discriminate against the disabled shame on you. The problem arises when Mum Dad and possible two kids all have cars and all want to park outside of where they live.
I am disabled and have been driving for over 45 years and have never been or caused an accident so don’t tar everyone with the same brush. Your remarks are extremely offensive.
So my two comments were taken down despite the invitation in the article to give our thoughts.
Perhaps we should only give our thoughts if we agree with this.
Which was it, the disagreement that this is all okay and we as islanders should suck it up or was it that this is most likely the future or the whole island or the suggestion that property prices may be affected by such a move by the council.
Perhaps it was the thought that this scheme will probably be the first of many thousands across the island because in my opinion, the council are using tactics to control vehicle numbers via parking charges.
Is that worded carefully enough for you.
yes you have to agree or else!
As somebody else who has valid comments removed on other articles – I agree “free speech” on this site seems mean not writing what the editors disagree with or at their whim at best.
What is the problem? the council aren’t forcing it on residents, they are asking the residents. If those that live there say yes (50% or more) then it is brought in.
Sounds like the objectors are the ones who maybe have more than one car and a works van….
Maybe they should fine the people who constantly park (all four wheels) on the pavement. Then this charge will not be needed.
So how would you know the TRUE percentage of residents that either agree or disagree. Best to get all the residents together and between them ALL vote a resounding NO. What would the council do then.
As a guess, the council or even parish council post out a letter to every household on the street getting the details from the council tax records. Question ” Do you want to restrict parking on this street and pay for a parking permit that may alleviate the problem”
Tot up the replies, 50% or more is a winner with permits being introduced.
Maybe Bob the Builder isn’t as popular as he may think in relation to parking his van at night….
Knock the houses down and rebuild them with driveways then fine people who park on the road.
So Dave and crew tell us were the flip do you expect plumber electricians builds and so on to park when they are trying to work to pay your wages and screw ups. Or is it just a case of put a parking warden on the corner waiting to pounce. Or is it so you can fill carparks up and make a killing on the fees. Im pleased to let you know i wont and never will vote for you and your minions.
The IOW Council will be charging us for the ‘air’ we breathe soon.
They tried to bring that in on the road i live in.
They didn’t mention that even if you pay and get a pass, you are NOT entitled to a parking spot.
There is also nowhere for visiting relatives from the mainland to park as they can not use any of the parking in the road. They do not have a permit and will no doubt require to park for more than 2 hours.
Several years ago the permit was only £44 and £44 for the second car permit.
Now look at the cost, £72 for 1st car permit and £100 for 2nd car permit.
How much will it be next year?
Once it is introduced, can the residents ask and get it over turned?
As someone raised in Binstead, Jellicoe Road is not in Binstead. If the council could be trusted to use the money properly, fair enough, but they constantly prove themselves to be corrupt, incompetent, and incapable of spending OUR money properly.
The verges/pavements are wide enough to make parking bays at an angle to the road, thereby creating far more spaces. Asking people to pay for parking when they are already ‘ripped off’ by the Road Fund tax is diabolical.